Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:12:35 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Derek C. Richardson" Subject: Pickering Creek Swallows & Sandpipers: help In-Reply-To: <005401c3556d$68506000$0a60a3d1@DOWNSTAIRS> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII During my inaugural visit to Pickering Creek Audubon Sanctuary over the weekend I saw Barn Swallows sharing a power line with what I at the time assumed were juveniles of the same species. Luckily I took photos that revealed the "juveniles" were actually Bank Swallows -- rookie mistake! :) Do these two species often hang out together? Just in case I'm wrong, I've put the photo (temporarily) at: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/Birds/new/ -- confirmation would be appreciated. Meanwhile, I could use help with my Sunday morning sandpiper IDs too [sheepish grin]. These birds were seen in the pond beside the entry road to the Audubon sanctuary. I believe I have Pectoral Sandpiper (4), Semipalmated Sandpiper (4?), Least Sandpiper (2), Stilt Sandpiper (2), and Short-billed Dowitcher (5) -- I'd be very grateful for confirmation or correction of the photos, at the same URL. Evidently I still have a lot to learn about shorebirds... Other highlights at Pickering Creek that day included 2 Great Egrets, 2 Snowy Egrets, an adult Bald Eagle, and a female Hairy Woodpecker. Thanks in advance for any help, D -- Derek C. Richardson, Ph.D. (CANTAB) ________ Astronomy, U Maryland, College Park MD 20742 Tel: Office 301-405-8786 Fax 301-314-9067 __ Home page: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/ __ ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================