Greetings,

Like Parke and Sean, I too went to find the Cecil Dickcissels. I found them 
where they were said to be.  Though not lifers for me I did FINALY find my 
life Grasshopper Sparrow! I found two of them, they were at the corner of 
Old Telegraph and Route 310.  I also found their song extremely difficult 
for me to hear! Perhaps this high end hearing loss is why I have never 
noticed the bird before? There were also field Sparrows singing in the same 
field as were Chippers and Songs. A Swamp sparrow was seen along the canal 
east of Chesapeake City giving me a 5 sparrow day. Another interesting bird 
along the canal was a large tern. Initially I felt it was a Caspian, but 
when I loked closer it had a very bright yellow bill. Could this be a Royal 
Tern that has flown west through the canal (it was flying steadily 
westward).

Other interesting birds for the day was the confirmation of breeding Yellow-
billed Cuckoos in my yard! One was singing in my yard and I saw it Carrying 
food into the woods where there was another one singing. I also heard a 
third one singing down the road a bit. 

Three Cattle Egrets were also seen in the Warwick area of southern Cecil 
County.

Good Birding,
Chris Starling