Dan,
we in the Anti-Bad Pun League  (the initials spell nothing at all)
will let this pass as long as you don't so indulge yourself
more than once a year,  .  .  .  .
i.e.,  ANNually.

Leo

On Sep 3, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Dan Haas wrote:

> Bob et all,
>
> You don't think this term feels obligated to stop off in Annapolis,
> since he (or she) wears ANN on their leg?
>
> Dan
>
> On Friday, September 3, 2010, Bob Ringler <>  
> wrote:
>> Dan,
>>    Last year, July 28, 2009, I had the pleasure of visiting  
>> Presqu'ile
>> Provincial Park which overlooks Gull Island in Lake Ontario. Many  
>> of the
>> Caspian Terns, Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, and Double-crested
>> Cormorants that we see here probably come from there. I estimated  
>> about
>> 10,000 cormorants in sight there and the Ring-billed Gull colony  
>> is reputed
>> to be 40,000 pairs. Perhaps I saw your tern there last summer.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Dan Haas <>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I found and photographed a banded Caspian Tern a few weeks ago at
>>> Sandy Point State Park (8/18/2010). LINK TO THE PHOTO:
>>> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php? 
>>> pid=5025428&id=518902595&ref=fbx_album
>>>
>>> I zoomed in on one of the flight photos and submitted this bird's  
>>> band
>>> information online.  When I got home this evening, I got a bit of  
>>> this
>>> bird's history back today from USGS in the mail.
>>>
>>> Band Number 1045-35772 ANN
>>> Banding date: 07/02/2008
>>> Banded on: Gull Island (Lake Ontario) - 4 MI South of Brighton,  
>>> Ontario,
>>> Canada
>>> LINK to Gull Island:
>>>
>>> 43.983515,-77.739374 (Brighton, ON, Canada) <http:// 
>>> maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=43.983515,-77.739374%20%28Brighton,% 
>>> 20ON,%20Canada%29>
>>>
>>> The bird was too young to fly when banded.
>>>
>>> Some thoughts:  iPhone directions inform that it's 563.9 miles away,
>>> and only 9 hours and 54 minutes (with traffic) to get there.
>>> Although, it looks like a great place to go birding:
>>> http://friendsofpresquile.on.ca/birdsbirdingp28.php
>>>
>>> That was nice to learn about that tern, but not nearly as much  
>>> fun as
>>> that GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at Governor Bridge Park this AM.
>>>
>>> Good Birding,
>>>
>>> Dan Haas
>>> West Annapolis, MD
>>> 
>>>
>>