Folks

Under shorebirds, before anyone thinks I don't know the difference, 
"Short-billed Dowitcher, and Dunlin".  It is tough proofing your own stuff.

Jim - no Dublin's this year yet.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George M. Jett" <>
To: "SMAS" <>; "Maryland Birds & Birding" 
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Cc: <>; "Lydia Schindler" <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:42 AM
Subject: [md-smas] Charles County Listers Trip at MOS Convention


> Folks
>
> As part of the MOS convention this year, Gwen Brewer and I lead the 
> Charles County listers trip.  We tallied 108 species in nine (9) hours 
> dragging around eight harder birders to about half of Charles County. 
> With the skills of these folks we really only needed to take them to the 
> locations.  Thanks all for helping.
>
> Highlights were a few late waterfowl (Lesser Scaup, Red-breasted 
> Merganser, and Ruddy Duck), Cooper's Hawk (likely a nesting bird), Barn 
> Owl young in nest (confirmed breeder), a nice mix of shorebirds at Allen's 
> Fresh (Semipalmated Plover, both yellowlegs, spotted, solitary, 
> semipalmated and least sandpipers, Short-billed Dunlin, and Dowitchers), 
> Rock Pigeon (one sharp-eyed observer), all the nesting flycatchers, four 
> species of swallows including Bank, three wrens including Marsh Wren, all 
> three mimics, two Cedar Waxwing, 15 species of warblers which included 
> most of the nesting species (only two true neotropical migrants - 
> Black-throated Green and Blackpoll (I did not hear any!)), both tanagers, 
> five species of sparrows, and one late Bobolink.  The big misses were 
> White-breasted Nuthatch and Hairy Woodpecker.  We should have gone to the 
> backyard.
>
> Not a great list, but a good day out birding with friends.  If anyone 
> wants more details, please let me know.
>
> Good atlasing time.  Please get out.
>
> George Jett
> Waldorf, MD 20603
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