On a trip to the shore with Bill Kulp the Little Egret at Bombay Hook was visible at close range in Shearness Pool for most of the morning on Saturday, July 17. It has lost its breeding plumes and is more difficult to pick out. Also seen were 1 Wilson's Phalarope, hundreds of dowitchers, 1 Stilt Sandpiper, a few Pectoral Sandpipers, and hundreds of peeps (Semi, Western, and Least). Willets and 1 partial-breeding plumage Sanderling were along Port Mahon Road. Ted Harvey Wildlife Area was dry. On the return home a stop at the Ridgely sewage ponds produced a large number of waterbirds including 60 Canada Geese, 75 Mallards, 200 Killdeer, 2 Greater Yellowlegs, 150 Lesser Yellowlegs, 5 Spotted Sandpipers, 100 peeps including Semi and Least sandpipers, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, and 1 Stilt Sandpiper. Bob Ringler