[MDOsprey] Shorebirds on Friday

Robert Ringler (ringler@cct.infi.net)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 19:55:57 -0700


To All,
	Today I visited several shorebird sites on the central Eastern Shore. 
With me were Dottie Mumford, Sue Ricciardi, Linda Baker, Gail Frantz, and Joe 
Halpin.  Here is what we found:

Central Sod Farms, John Brown Rd - Killdeer 30.

Alfalfa Fields North of Ridgely - no Upland Sandpipers.

Ridgely sewage ponds (located on Bell Rd west of town), besides Canada Geese and 
Mallards:
	Wigeon 1
	Killdeer 65
	Greater Yellowlegs 6
	Lesser Yellowlegs 350
	Solitary Sandpiper 5
	Spotted Sandpiper 7
	Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
	Western Sandpiper 1
	Least Sandpiper 12
	Pectoral Sandpiper 35
	Stilt Sandpiper 24

Easton sewage ponds (getting very dry):
	Semipalmated Plover 1
	Killdeer 10
	Lesser Yellowlegs 10
	Solitary Sandpiper 1
	Spotted Sandpiper 3
	Semipalmated Sandpiper - several
	Western Sandpiper - several
	Semi/Western - about 10 more
	Least Sandpiper 30, including one very red juvenile
	Pectoral Sandpiper 8
	Bobolink 200

Tanyard marsh:
	Least Sandpiper 1
	Laughing Gull 800
	Ring-billed Gull 1
	Caspian Tern 2

Hurlock sewage ponds - closed, but 2 Forster's Terns were flying around.

Easton airport - Horned Larks and Meadowlarks

	It was fun for all despite the heat and humidity.  Ridgely is definitely 
the place to go for shorebirds now if you have a free weekday.

Bob Ringler