Howdy All! Thanks to everyone's efforts over this hot weekend to get out and do some birding at this time of year. This *IS* a terrific timeframe for rarities to show up in our region. Don't forget to look for those other good birds that show up this time of year (e.g. like White-winged Terns!). Kudos to everyone who got out and then posted their sightings! This is fabulous! (Ok...maybe I'm a little overly ecstatic...) Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions for the MD Shorebirds web site...I'll try to incorporate these ideas as soon as possible. They're great! Anyone who'd like to volunteer sending me driving directions for any of these shorebird sites will greatly reduce my work level right now. The best part about this shorebird stuff so far--even though I'm way behind on everybody's sightings--is that they're all getting posted to MDOsprey so the information's available to all in a timely fashion. -- Greg Miller Baltimore, Maryland, USA Home- gregorym@erols.com WWW- http://www.erols.com/gregorym