Tim, Not only were the Spotted Sandpipers early, they were a county record by one day.
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Timothy Houghton <thoughton...>wrote:
> The winner of today's warbler competition at Susquehanna State Park > is...Yellow-Throated (6). If you have average hearing and know the song, > it's nearly a sure bet that you can find them on the other side of Deer > Creek, mainly high up in the big sycamores as you drive and stop along > Stafford Road. You can also find them (mainly the same ones) if you park at > the little bridge at the river/Deer Creek confluence, cross the bridge, and > walk the wildflower trail--you will have a better chance of getting other > than a very distant view of them, as I did when 2 were chasing each other > and came relatively close to the trail. > > I was a little surprised when eBird alerted me that Spotted Sandpiper is > "rare" for this place at this time. 2 of them did their short funny flights > and walks along the river bank near the intersection of Stafford and Rock > Run. > > There were probably more Pines or Palms than I have below, but, at a > particular spot, chippies, pines, and palms were all trilling variable > stuff at the same time, and I ended up relying just on what I could see. > > My first bird of the day was a LouWaterthrush, probably the one that Les > Eastland found a couple of days ago. A good omen! > > Best birds: > > Yellow-Throated Warbler (6) > Palm Warbler (2 yellow) > Pine Warbler (3) > Yellow-Rumped Warbler (4) > Louisiana Waterthrush (5) > Wood Duck (2) > Osprey (3) > Bald Eagle (2) > Cooper's Hawk (1) > Spotted Sandpiper (2) > Brown Creeper (1) > Golden-Crowned Kinglet (8) > Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (6) > Brown Thrasher (1) > > All good birding wishes, > > Tim Houghton > (Glen Arm) > > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on > the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > > >
-- Bob Ringler Eldersburg MD
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