Brace Yourself. . .

"Common Ground-dove photoed @ nummy island by bob abrams 2 hrs. ago." Thus read the text message from Michael O'Brien at 5:46 p.m. today. Michael saw the photos. The bird apparently was reported to Bob Abrams by another birder. This would be the third state record - after a lost specimen from 1858, and a sight record by Mary Gustafson in 1984. Who knows where it will be tomorrow?