Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 09:25:45 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Glen Lovelace III Subject: weekend birds - lower Eastern Shore The Sussex County Bird Club ventured south of the the border into Wicomico and Worcester Counties on Saturday. Led by Charlie and Gail Vaughn (thanks again), we wandered the dirt roads along the Nassawango. The list of warblers was topped by 2 beautiful Hooded Warblers the both came out in the open for some great views (Corner House Rd?). We also had Prothonotary, Worm Eating, Redstart, Kentucky (Red House Rd), L Waterthrush, Pine, Prairie, YB Chat, YR, B&W, YThroated, Yellowthroat and Parula. Had Scarlet Tanager, but no Summers. Also BH Nut. Continued on to Truitt's Landing Road where we were treated to 3 VA Rails, 2 of which showed themselves for all to see and a Sora that was seen briefly. Ended at the pond at Vaughn WMA where we had a mama Wood Duck with 8 ducklings, Gadwall, Wigeon, PB Grebe, Great, Snowy and 1 Cattle Egret, Glossy Ibis, Louisiana Heron and RW Sw. On Sunday, I hit the puddles in the southern tip of Caroline Co. Mainly Yellowlegs of both kinds, but numbers were down from last week. 27 Least Sands on Oak Grove Rd, 18 more from the sharp bend in Kinder Rd. East of there on Kinder Rd, a puddle with 1 Spotted and 1 Solitary Sand. The wind picked up around 9AM and made it difficult to come up with the usual Vesper and Grasshopper Sp. A reliable Vesper spot is Oak Grove Rd just east of MD 577. 3 were singing there week before last, but none yesterday. Before that I birded along the Nanticoke in DE (Woodland Rd). This is excellent territory yeilding a BH Vireo and 2 Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks at Chapel Branch Nature Area (just outside of Seaford) in addition to the residents. Good birding, Glen Lovelace III Seaford, DE glovelace@mail.dot.state.de.us ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================