Dotty Mumford and I went to Frederick county today. No luck on the loggerhead shrike, nor on such things as snow buntings, larks, etc. But not for lack of trying. Lily Pons: Great blue herons 6, maybe more Canda goose 50+ Mallard Hooded merganser, 2 females Turkey vulture,1 Red-shouldered hawk 1 Red tailed hawk 1 (RTHA) Killdeer, 2 Common snipe, 1 Herring gull , 1 American crow , flock mobbing RTHA, maybe 20 of them Red bellied woodpecker, 1 Downy woodpecker,1 Carolina chickadee,1 Carolina wren,2 WINTER WREN, 1 Northern mockingbird,2 Northern cardinal,4 two males, two females Song sparrow, lots Swamp sparrow , 4+ White throated sparrow, lots American goldfinch, 1, female On other back roads in the area, in addition to species noted above: American kestral, 2 Black vulture, 2 (over Point of Rocks) Rock doves, couple good sized flocks Mourning dove,1 Starlings Tufted titmouse,1 Dark-eyed junco,2 WHITE CROWNED SPARROW, 4 possibly more on New Design Rd, near water treatment plant, also 1 on another road Not terribly "birdy", but a very pleasant day. I recently returned from Hawaii and it was great to be out. Good birding all! Linda Baker