Re: [MDOsprey] Harney & Bullfrog: Buffies-NO; Baird's-YES; Whippies at PRR

Stan Arnold (blkrail@gateway.net)
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 16:03:22 -0400


I visited the ponds off of Harney Rd. and Bullfrog Rd. in northern Frederick
Co. last evening (2 Sep).  The Buff-breasted Sandpipers have apparently
moved on, as 90 minutes of searching produced none.  However, the pond off
of Harney Rd., which had  more shorebirds than the Bullfrog pond, had an
imm. Baird's Sandpiper, clearly standing out among the dozens of Least and
Semipals. with its much larger size, overall grayish color, and scaled
appearance.  There were about as many Mourning Doves on the mudflats as
there were shorebirds.

The tally for the two locations is as follows:

Bullfrog Rd. pond:

Blue-winged Teal        7 (flyover)
Semipal. Plover           5
Killdeer                        28
Lesser Yellowlegs        4
Spotted Sandpiper      3
Least Sandpiper          4
Semipal. Sandpiper    5
White-rumped Sandp.  2
Pectoral Sandpiper      2

Harney Rd. pond:

Wood Duck                14
Killdeer                          1
Lesser Yellowlegs        8
Solitary Sandpiper       1
Least Sandpiper         11
Semipal. Sandpiper    40
White-rumped Sand.     1
Baird's Sandpiper         1
Pectoral Sandpiper      10

Also, Whip-poor-wills are still singing at the Patuxent Research Refuge,
North Tract. Anne Arundel Co.  I tallied 16 this morning (3 Sep) during a
pre-dawn survey.

Stan Arnold
Glen Burnie