Folks

A large fight of Tundra Swans have been passing over the house since Gwen 
and I got home at 7:20 PM.  They continue to move north.  Go outside and 
listen if the surface noise does not drown them out.  Cool!  Number 52 for 
the yard year list.

Today Kyle Rambo and I went searching for Lapland Longspurs on the PAX base. 
We found and photographed a few - in total about 30 birds.  We also found 
good numbers of Wilson Snipe - better photos.

On Wednesday I went to Shaffer Road, Washington County and photographed the 
Loggerhead Shrike.  I also searched for the two reported along 
Breathedsville Road only to find two Northern Mockingbirds at 18418.

On Monday I stopped at Pickering Creek and relocated the Northern Shrike - 
another photo op.  Prior to the Northern Shrike, I found the drake Eurasian 
Wigeon in Cambridge near Great Marsh as previously reported by Ringer and 
others.  Another photo op.

So far a pretty good photo week.

George
Waldorf, MD