Equally important are details on the reported brant. Black Brant is a review "species" in Maryland. I believe there is only one documented state record.
Mark Hoffman
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From: Bob Ringler [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 08:34 AM Eastern Standard Time
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Eurasian Collared Doves at South Point
Jennifer,
12 Palm Warblers and 5 Black Brant are stupendous finds for Maryland. Could you describe where they were? Thanks.
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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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From: Jennifer Elmer <>
> Yesterday I birded around Ocean City. Starting at South Point I saw the 3
> Eurasian Collared Doves ( life birds ) resting on the telephone wires. Other
> birds I saw while at south point where,
> 12+ Horned Grebes
> 50+ Greater Scalp
> 30 Red breasted Merganser
> 5 Common Loons
> 2 Red throated Loons
> 60+ Buffleheads
> 2 N Harriers
> 25 E Meadowlarks
> 37+ Cedar Waxwings
> 7 Red wing Blackbirds
> 12 Palm Warblers
> 50+ Yellow rumped Warblers
> 3 Bald Eagles
> 17 American Robins
> 1 Pine Warbler
> As the fog rolled in I left and headed to Ocean City. When I got there the
> weather and surf got nasty raining cats and dogs. The birds I managed to find
> where the following.
> 1 Peregrine Falcon ( eating a Bufflehead on the Rt 50 bridge)
> 5 Black Brant
> 4 Bonaparte's Gulls
> 12 Greater black backed Gulls
> 1 Harlequin Duck ( male resting on the rocks at shanty town)
> 12 Red breasted Mergansers
> 15 Red throated Loons
> 2 Common Loons
> 40 Buffleheads - 1 ( lunch for Peregrine )
> 2 Long tailed Ducks
> 6 Surf Scoters
> 1 White winged Scoter
> Finely the rain stopped but the fog came in and I decided to call it a day.
> On the way back to Pocomoke I saw a frontal cloud roll into Pocomoke City.
> Then I got a call from my dad who was in Crisfield and told me that people
> where parked at the docks looking for water spouts but none where seen.
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> Birding forever
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> Jennifer Elmer
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> Pocomoke City MD
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