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If anyone is interested, I have posted some bad shots of the incredible day we 
had yesterday at Pickwick Lake in TN, following Hurricane Katrina. Among the 
highlights were Black Skimmer, Magnificent Frigatebird, Band-rumped 
Storm-Petrel, Long-tailed Jaeger, a massive jaeger/skua that is either a 
Pomarine or possibly the 2nd interior record of a Catharacta-type Skua, 3 Sooty 
Terns, 50+ Laughing Gulls, Avocets at 2 locations, among others.

My photos are truly bad, but considering the birds and weather, here they are 
anyway. The flight shots were taken at long-range through my scope, not easy in 
good weather much less 30-mph winds. I'm sure better photos were taken.

The link is: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/hurrican_katrina_birds

Congrats on the Hurricane birds that are starting to show up in KY now as well.

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
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www.pbase.com/mctodd