Heading East towards Hagerstown this foggy morning my wife (Donna) and I
decided to stop at Rocky Gap State park.  At about 11:30 am, we pulled in
to the main parking lot and I walked down towards the beach.  The first
bird that got my immediate attention was a small pale plover walking around
on the beach.  In my peripheral vision I could see some gulls (at least one
Herring and some Bonies and a few Ring-billeds) but they weren't important
right now !!!!

	I got my scope on this bird and before long I was convinced that it was a
PIPING PLOVER !!!!  I'm going to try and get some photos on my website
later tonight and I'll post a link.  Incidentally we stopped again and the
bird was STILL THERE as of 7:50 pm this evening.  The COMMON TERN that was
there earlier was not refound on our return trip.  There were a few Cliff
Swallows around earlier too.

	Also out and about we had 2 FORSTER's TERNS at Blairs Valley Lake along
with a Ruddy Duck and an Osprey (a second Osprey was at Big Pool (in Fort
Frederick SP) and 2 Yellow Warblers were further up near I-68 by the Rail
Trail where a small group of 12 or 15 Rusty Blackbirds made an appearance).
 At least one Bank Swallow at McCoy's Ferry and a Yellow-throated Warbler
and an Eastern Kingbird were all highlights.  At Little Pool there were
Lousianna Waterthrushes, Yellow Warblers PURPLE FINCH, DC Cormorants,
Warbling Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher etc.

J.B. Churchill
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John B. Churchill
Citizen of Frostburg since September 2003
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Frostburg
Part of Maryland since 1870
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