Shorebirds seen in Garrett County this weekend: On Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Youghiogheny River Lake: Great Blue Heron 3 Green Heron 2 Killdeer 38 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 3 Access is from the end of Old Morgantown Road onto the dry lake bed. Turn left at a wide opening in the grass and drive a mile or so across the lake bed until you reach the short grass and mud flats. Sunday, Aug. 29 at Piney Dam Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Green Heron 2 Canada Goose 78 Mallard 2 Osprey 1 Killdeer 70 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 8 Baird's Sandpiper 1 juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 juvenile Habitat here is excellent. Birds were either at the upper end of the lake to the right of Piney Run Road or on the expanse of short grass next to the dam. Access from I-68 is from the Finzel exit, following the signs for Alternate US40 and continuing straight ahead on Piney Run Road. At the Trout Run sewage ponds were 30 Wood Ducks and 10 Killdeer. Also seen on Sunday was 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch at Redhouse. Virtually no passerine migration noted. Bob Ringler