Observations from Allegany County Saturday 4/4. Light rain, breezy, chilly (high 30s). McCagh's Pond (Mason Road): Bufflehead 3 (2 M, 1 F) American Coot 1 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Rocky Gap: Tree Swallow Several dozen R-Breasted Merganser 2 Females Ruddy 5 ( 2 M, 3 F ) Horned Grebe 2 Ring-billed Gull 8 ( Most adult ) Chipping Sparrow 1 Potomac River at Cumberland: Ring-billed Gull 13 ( Adult except 1 or 2 1st winter ) American Kestrel 1 Male ( Witnessed successful kill but couldn't see what it got ) Ray Kiddy rrkiddy@hereintown.net