Assateague was very birdy both days this weekend.  However, the rarities were
apparently elsewhere (see Lazuli Bunting posts).  Here the highlights in list
format by date and location:

8/23/04

Bayside Pt - Hafner, Holbrook, Brighton, Jett, P O'Brien, Hubbell, Powell
Great Cormorant - 1
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 2
RB Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 2
GC Kinglet - 25
RC Kinglet - 10
American Pipit - 1
Myrtle Warbler - 150
Yellow Palm - 4
Western Palm - 6
Savannah Sparrow - 1
SC Junco - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 5
Purple Finch - 1
Pine Siskin - 2

Bayside Campground - same minus Powell
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
Tree Swallow - 500
RB Nuthatch - 4
Brown Creeper - 2
GC Kinglet - 15
RC Kinglet - 6
Northern Parula - 1
Myrtle Warbler - 100
Yellow Palm - 1
Western Palm - 3
SC Junco - 3
Eastern Meadowlark - 3

Vaughn North - all above observers plus Stasz, Boyd, and Baer
Hundreds of sparrows (Song, Swamp, Savannah) in "Old Reliable's" former
location

Taylor's Landing - Hafner, Holbrook, Stasz, Baer
Saltmarsh Sparrow - 4
Nelson's Sparrow - 1
Seaside Sparrow - 1

OC Inlet - Hafner, Stasz, Baer
GC Kinglet - 1 flying around the cars, later found in a small pine near the
boardwalk
Black and Surf Scoters headed north despite the heavy north winds

10/24

Bayside Pt - Hafner, Stasz, Baer
RB Nuthatch - 4
Brown Creeper - 1
GC Kinglet - 15
RC Kinglet - 5
Myrtle Warbler - 100
SC Junco - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 2
Purple Finch - 2
Pine Siskin - 2

Life of the Dunes - Hafner
Myrtle Warbler - 100
Purple Finch - 3
Pine Siskin - 5

Oceanside Campground - Hafner, Baer
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 1
Myrtle Warbler - 75

I then found my way to Vessey's Orchard in Somerset County.


Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD