I spent Friday and Saturday atlasing in Worcester County.  Non-atlas
highlight were two Black-necked Stilts at the Pocomoke City Sewage Ponds on
Friday, May 6.  Flew right by me as I was watching swallows on this cold
rainy day, circled the edge of the south pond, then landed on the
cross-dike.   Went I drove around to catch up with them they were gone and
seem to have left the place.

 

Distance in-flight photos at http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding

 

Nine prior records for Worcester (lumping the 1992 records below).

 

BNST  05/01/1992  3  NEWARKPOND, AB "Newark". (MLH) (MB 48:91 AB 46:405
Unpub. Obs.) Photos. AB "photo". 1639:1702.

BNST  05/03/1991  2  WOCPOND, AB "west OC". (Davidson, L. M., O'Brien, M.,
Wierenga, H. L.) MB cites MOB et al. (MB 47:117 AB 45:427)

BNST  05/11/2002  11  TRULANDG/M, "record count for WC". (O'Brien, P.) (NAB
56:293) "flew in for brief investigation of marsh".

BNST  05/16/1998  1  VAUGHWMA, (Dyke, S. H.) (FN 52:313)

BNST  05/25/2000  2  RT611, (Iliff, M. J.) (NAB 54:269)

BNST  06/02/1992  1  WOCPOND, MB "1 to 2 during period". (Mult. Obs.) MB
cites MLH et al. for period. (MB 48:124) MB "observed 06/02-20/1992".

BNST  06/05/1992  1  WOCPOND, No #. (MLH) (Unpub. Obs.)

BNST  06/12/1971  2  AI, (Bonham, L. D.) (AN 26:178)

BNST  06/14/1992  1  WOCPOND, AB "1 to 2 during period". (Mult. Obs.) AB
cites MOB, DC, RFR, JHK for period. (AB 46:1129) AB "obs. through
06/14/1992".

BNST  06/20/1992  1  WOCPOND, MB "1 to 2 during period". (MLH) MB cites MLH
et al. for period. (MB 48:124 Unpub. Obs.) MB "observed 06/02-20/1992".
1440:1455.

BNST  07/13/1988  1  BIGBAY, (Vekasy, M.) (MB 44:126) "rarity there".

BNST  08/05/1978  6  AI/NE, MB "most ever seen in MD". (DuMont, P. G.,
Rowlett, R. A.) AB cites PGD. (MB 35:23 AB 33:164)

 

 

Mark L Hoffman

Sykesville, MD