Re: [Paddlewise] Kelp gulls

-- Got this from the DC RBA on BirdEast....
Joe P.

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Date:         Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:37:15 GMT
Subject:      DC Area, 2/23/99--corrected

     This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the
Audubon Naturalist Society.  This tape was made on Tuesday, Feb
23, at noon. website is http://www.AudubonNaturalist.org.

   Gulls generated much of the excitement again this week,
especially the bird on the Patuxent River, in St Mary's Co, MD,
that is believed to be an adult KELP GULL.  This bird, a species
native to the southern hemisphere, was first reported on Feb 14
and was seen every day this week, attracting hundreds of birders
from a variety of states. The most recent report was for Tuesday
morning, Feb 23.  The bird has been sitting, flying, and feeding
behind two restaurants, the Sandgates Inn and the Seabreeze, in
the town of Sandgates, southeast of Mechanicsville [DeLorme Pg
30, B2]. It was observed from dawn to dusk most days, but, on at
least one day, it was seen flying off in mid- to late-afternoon.
>From the Washington Beltway, take Md Rt 5 south.  About 20 miles
south of Waldorf, Rt 5 becomes Rt 235. Continue south on 235
about 4-1/2 miles, then turn left (east) on Md Rt 472 (Sandgates
Road). In about 2-1/2 miles you will reach the river and the
restaurants.  Use caution on the pier, which may be icy.

-----Original Message-----

Somewhere in St. Mary's County in southeastern Maryland ---
where I work --- there is one stray kelp gull that, apparently, has
strayed ever so slightly from its normal domain of South America
and South Africa.  I know this isn't exactly a paddling issue --- and
please, Ralph, don't try to save it with the baby worms! --- but does
anybody know anything more about this story?  Or about kelp
gulls.   (A direct response is probably best) 


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