I noticed (from the rest area on I-68 near Friendsville) recently that
the water levels were low at the Youghiougheny Reservoir.  I decided to
stop this morning and have a romp through the mud.  Any rational person
planning to visit this spot will wear knee-high boots.

All these birds were seen at Youghiougheny Reservoir Tuesday August
17th 2004 ...

Great Blue Heron 3
Canada Goose 40
Mallard 11
Wood Duck 5
Killdeer 130 +/-
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 8
Pectoral Sandpiper 3
BAIRD's SANDPIPER 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Eastern Wood Pee-wee 1
Blue Jay 1
Am. Crow 4
Barn Swallow 2
E. Tufted Titmouse 1
WB Nuthatch 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2


John B (J.B.) Churchill
Frostburg, MD