Date:         Mon, 17 Jul 2000 15:02:27 EDT
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From:         Matt Hafner <MH1920@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Eastern Shore today
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Today I birded the Eastern Shore in hopes of finding some shorebirds.  I
didn't succeed in that mission, but I found some nice things along the wa=
y.
In the early morning fog there were 2 Vesper Sparrows singing on the west=
 end
of Walnut Tree Rd.  One even came out and sat in the middle of road so I
could get a good look at.  As I drove through Queen Anne's county to get =
to
Ridgely I saw a Cliff Swallow in with a flock of Barn Swallows just off R=
t.
313.  Then on Ell Downes Rd. there was a Dickcissel singing in the south
field 0.4 miles west of Rt. 313 [DeLorme 51 A4].  At Ridgely I was
disappointed by the lack of shorebirds.  The water level seemed pretty hi=
gh.
There were 6 Spotties, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 2 Killdeer all on the dyk=
es.
Another surprise was a Black-billed Cuckoo on Eveland Rd. 0.2 miles south=
 of
Crouse Mill Rd. [DeLorme 50 C3].  A stop by Tanyard produced 1 adult Moor=
hen
with 5 chicks.  At Easton the water level was also high and there were no
birds.  After that I made my way home.

Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD

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