Marcia Whitmyre & I checked Gunthers on 8/13 about 10 am & the Avocet had departed, no sign of Red Knot as well. Both Courthouse Point & Gunthers were practically barren, likewise Bombay Hook & Little Creek. Further south @ Kits` Hummock we finally saw some birds, good numbers of RUDDY TURNSTONES in nice plummage ( 200+ ), SANDERLINGS in various states of partial breeding plummage ( 300+ ), and several WHITE RUMP SANDPIPERS. Thanks to the Mudds for the Avocet & to Gary Griffith for passing it along. Leslie Fisher Cecil County,MD