Saturday we did a leisurely Ocean Pines, Ocean City and Berlin birding day. In the Ocean Pines Ponds were: LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, WIDGEON, RINGNECKS, MALLARD, PIED-BILLED GREBE. CANADA and 1 SNOW GOOSE, RING BILL and HERRING GULLS. In West OC Pond: CANVAS BACKS, TUNDRA SWANS, WIDGEON, COOTS, RUDDY'S, RING-NECKS, SCAUP, SHOVELERS, MALLARDS, HOODED MERGANZERS, GADWELL, PINTAIL. Also, GREAT BLUE HERON AND RING-BILLED GULS. On Skimmer Island and the bay around it: DUNLIN, SANDERLING, OYSTERCATCHER, GRAY PLOVER, RING-BILL and HERRING GULLS, DC COMERANTS, RED-BREASTED and HOODED MERGANZER, 1TRI-COLORED HERON, BLACK DUCK AND FORSTER TERNS. At Ocean City Inlet: 6+PURPLE SANDPIPER, 8+RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, 10+BRANT, 20+FORSTER TERN, GANNET, COMMON LOON. Ring billed, herring and 1 LAUGHING GULL, in the parking lot. We looked for pipit, vesper sparrow, longspurs around Ironshire and Evans Road but did not find any. At the Sparrow House we was 3 adult and 2 juvenile WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. Also CHIPPING, SONG, WHITETHROATED and FIELD. Thought we saw a clay colored but then every bird disappeared. A few minutes later a COOPER'S emerged from the brush! That was cool. In that area we also saw MEADOWLARK, STARLING, N.HARRIER, RED-TAILED AND KESTRAL. At Porter's Crossing: RED-BELLIED AND DOWNY WOODPECKERS, SWAMP, SONG AND WHITE THROATED SPARROWS. C. CHICKADEE, TUFTED T'S AND ROBINS. Back at home, Eric saw a juvenile WHITE CROWNED SPARROW, a new yard bird. Yet another good day of birding. Patsy and Eric Decker Salisbury.