Hi all Just a short report that with all the temping reports of
the Curlew Sandpiper   from Assateague Island I deciced to take off work on
Fri to chase the bird. Arrived at the Island at about 9:30 am started the
walk north up the beach lots of sandlerings about .  Checked all reported
areas where  bird was seen 8.5 , 8.0 , 7.5  .  I  was  about to lose hope
when off in the distance from 7.5  looking northwest I saw a bird on the
edge off a pool that looked right .   I moved in closer sure enough there it
was, this was at noon time . There was a marker near there marked 7.27 that
looked to be right across from it . So I picked my way to that and started
scaning again . refound the Curlew much closer.   Also should Mention that
briefly  checking from near 7.5 there looked to be  a second Curlew
Sandpiper in winter plumage  next to the first this was at a distance and
something flushed some of the shorebirds inclulding this one and when I got
closer  near 7.27  never saw it again .  I got Some passable Photos of the
Curlew . A nice bird dispite the molting .  this was a state bird for me .
also should mention that also here were 3 Piping Plover Also a State bird
for me, other birds worth mentioning 7 Black Terns  1 still in  Breeding
Plumage , Several Royal Terns , Least Terns , Willets [Eastern ]  1  Ruddy
Turnstone , lots of  Semipalmated plovers ,  1  Brown Pelican flying up and
down the beach. song birds seen even though I was not really look for them 1
Orchard Oriole female, Song Sparrows several , Tree  , Barn  , Bank
Swallows , 1 Common Yellowthroated Warbler.
                                                                  Happy
Birding       Danny Poet   Queenstown  Md      

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