Thanks Stan, 2 weeks ago i posted pondering whether they had nested there or not. Glad to hear that they did! danny bystrak jug bay In a message dated 7/17/99 4:45:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sarnol1@gl.umbc.edu writes: > This morning during a bird walk at the Patuxent Research Refuge North > Tract, our group observed a downy young Spotted Sandpiper at Lake Allen. > Unlike summers past, the Spotteds have stayed around all of this summer, > and this appears to confirm their breeding here. > > Solitary and Least Sandpipers have been at the refuge for at least a week, > and the warblers are getting awfully quiet. > > Stan Arnold > Glen Burnie, MD >