Hi folks, went with a couple friends to the eastern shore today. Nothing spectacular, but some good stuff. Of note: did NOT find the Eurasian Wigeon at WOC pond. Anyone seen it lately? Also didn't have any Northern Shovellors, which I seem to recall being there every other time I went in previous years. Lots of other stuff there: (from memory) Tundra Swan Am. Wigeon Canada Goose Green-winged Teal Mallard Am. Black Duck PB Grebe Ring-necked Duck Coots Gadwall GB Heron Both Scaup (great color on both drakes, up close) Pintail Ruddy Duck At Assateague & south end of OC: (also from memory) NO pelicans, NO Great Corms, NO Oldsquaw 4 Tri-colored Herons (is this late?) many, many, many Gannets, mostly adults. tens of Black and Surf Scoter, but no WWSC. No winter finches several Bonaparte's Gulls working the OC inlet 4 Forster's Terns 1 Royal Tern (late? sorry I don't have the yellow book at the library. I am really asking just to point it out to others) A good number of RBNU Many (of course) Myrtles. Delaware stuff: Cape Henlopen had recent reports of lots of winter finches. We got there too late to see anything other that PUFI. Got the BHNU and 2 HOGR, but no Snow Buntings, Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, or either Crossbill, all of which have been reported. Got a poor look at what was very likely an Osprey at silver lake. Got to see a Sharpie make 3 swoops at a lucky Monk Parakeet. Good birding! Charlie Muise ===== ****************************** Charlie Muise, Naturalist Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Maryland, USA cmmbirds@yahoo.com "Leave the gun; take the cannoli" ****************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com