Stan et al.:

I did a search of the MDOsprey archives (for some
reason the online search is really weak and doesn't
turn up stuff that you can find by using the ancient
listserv syntax in an email). I looked for Eurasian,
Tricolored and Tri-colored (you don't need the whole
name, just the most important modifier) and the
neither were noted during the count period. There was
a King Eider at the inlet and an Iceland Gull at the
bait shop.

There was mention of someone seeing a Razorbill in the
inlet. Could this have been the Thick-billed Murre? We
may never know. Anyway, the TBMU was not seen during
the count period :(

The deadline for submissions to the GBBC isn't until
2/28 (tomorrow). So, if you've scanned the list, like
Stan did, and see something missing that you saw
during the count, better get on it quick!

Tyler Bell

California, MD

--- Stan Arnold <> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> 
> I've been perusing the data for the Great Backyard
> Bird Count, and as of now the species tally for
> Maryland is 159.  However, I know of at least two
> species that are around that haven't been tallied: 
> Eurasian Wigeon (Eagle's Nest Golf Course) and
> Tricolored Heron (Shantytown,  W. Ocean City).  Did
> anyone pick up either of these birds during the
> count period (16-19 Feb)?  If so, they could be
> added to the state tally by inputing at:
> 
> http://gbbc.birdsource.org/gbbcApps/input. 
> 
> Also, wasn't the Thick-billed Murre first seen
> during this period?  It would be a great bird to
> include.  Also, what about Iceland Gull and Glaucous
> Gull?  Weren't these two species reported somewhere
> in the state during the count period?  King Eider?
> How about Saw-whet or Long-eared Owl?  Any Brewer's
> Blackbirds?  Least or Western Sandpipers or Palm
> Warblers?  Any rails, besides clapper?  Any
> Goshawks?  What about Bobwhite, Grouse or Pheasant?
> 
> Also, someone in Ellicott City has claimed 7 Evening
> Grosbeaks.  Flyovers, or feeder birds?  If the
> latter, I'm sure there's more than one birder that
> would like to pay them a visit.
> 
> We could probably add quite a few more species to
> the state tally if folks would look at the state
> results at the address given above, and compare with
> what they saw while afield over the long weekend.
> 
> Stan Arnold
> Glen Burnie
> 
> 




 
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