Date: 9/10/12 11:43 am
From: Ann Hobbs <hobbs_ann...>
Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Central Sod Farm, AA, 9/10


That would have been us. Thanks for finding them before we arrived! We were able to locate and view 2 of the buffies for a few minutes shortly after you left, + 6 killdeer. The killdeer were more cooperative of course...
Thanks to everyone for all the helpful posts on these birds.
Ann Hobbs
David Livengood
Silver Spring, MD
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From: James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell...>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:59:54
To: <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Central Sod Farm, AA, 9/10


Ran down to the Central Sod Farm on Swamp Circle Road in southern Anne Arundel at lunch today. Chris Starling was already there and had started scanning the field nearest Muddy Creek Road. He started from the left (north) so I started from the right. Right about when we had overlapped views, I saw a head pop up along the back ridge of the field. I gave him directions and soon he was on it too. Shortly, two more buffies joined in giving us nice looks backed by the deep green of trees behind the dirt ridge. A couple showed up right about then and parking in front of me. Just as they got to where we were Chris and I watched the 3 BBSAs fly to the south then land behind the ridge. Hopefully they'll relocate them. Patience is in order, for sure. Thanks, Dan, for a county lifer!


Tyler Bell

<jtylerbell...>
California, Maryland

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