[va-bird] Tropical Storm ISIDORE, update



Brian Sullivan, birding with Andy Farnsworth and a few other ornithologists 
playing hooky from the North American ornithological convention in New 
Orleans, reports that the Mississippi River near New Orleans today produced 
excellent views of eight tern species blown inland by ISIDORE, including 
Sandwich, Royal, Caspian, plus 140 Sooty Terns (54 in one group, calling 
noisily), 6 Bridled Terns (all ad.), a Black Tern, and an Arctic Tern, 
thought to be rare in the Gulf waters.  Also a group of 20 Cave Swallows 
passed overhead.  Also entrained were 200+ Magnificent Frigatebirds, in 
addition to over 75 noted over Lake Ponchartrain yesterday evening.  We 
should be alert for terns and frigatebirds (and perhaps the swallows) in the 
next 48 hours in far western Virginia, but we'll be lucky to see any of these 
birds in our area; Brian reports that many of the birds seen were already 
re-orienting back toward the Gulf of Mexico.  

Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA 
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