Today Bill Ellis and I started at Turkey Point in Elk Neck SP.  On the walk to the hawkwatch we encountered 1 Phoebe, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers, 35 White-throated Sparrows and 2 Juncos.
   We joined Richard Donham at the hawkwatch.  In three hours before the weather started to shut things down we saw about 35 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 6 Bald Eagles that appeared to be migrating, 2 Merlins, and 4 Kestrels.  Also 2 Chimney Swifts and 2 Tree Swallows.  Lots of Blue Jays and Goldfinches were also around.
   A stop at North East Community Park produced about 6 Laughing Gulls among the common species.
   At Perryville Community Park there were fair numbers of waterfowl in Mill Creek where they were out of the wind.  Seen here were:
Pied-billed Grebe  24
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Gadwall  5
Baldpate  1
Black Duck  3
Mallard  40
Shoveler  9
Coot  34
Forster's Tern  4
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  2

   In Harford County we stopped at Havre de Grace where there was nothing notable and at Lakeside where there were 6 Tree Swallows.

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD