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shorebirds, L. Bittern - MoCo

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Andy Martin

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Andy Martin

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Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:29:21 -0400

  This morning the small pond inside the Germantown Soccerplex held -

Green Heron 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Killdeer 1

1st turf field along River Rd. south of Whites Ferry -

Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1

Wet spot on the right along River Rd. South of the turf farms and just 
before the hard left bend in the road -

Solitary Sandpipers 2

River Road near Edwards Ferry -

Blue-winged Warbler (heard only)
American Redstart

Quick stop at Hughes Hollow -

Some other nice birders pointed me to my 1st of the year Baltimore 
Orioles and a Black-throated Green Warbler and than all three of us 
heard a LEAST BITTERN calling from the second impoundment on the right.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg
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