Hi Folks,

Elaine and I had to make a trip to southern PA today, so decided to go a
circuitous route through Kent & Cecil Counties to look for a few birds.  In
eastern Kent Co., a visit to Andover Lake (on the QA County line) produced
WOOD DUCK, BALD EAGLE, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, KINGFISHER, SCREECH OWL and PEWEE.
Heading north on Big Stone Rd. were GRASSHOPPER and FIELD SPARROWs, and BLUE
GROSBEAK, along with ACADIAN FLYCATCHER in some of the wet woodsy areas.
Continuing north on Black Bottom Rd. (what beautiful habitat!) were both
WHITE-EYED and RED-EYED VIREO, and at two large ponds in front of a house
were a GREAT EGRET, pair of GREEN HERONs, and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER.

In Cecil Co., the three DICKCISSELs were on location on Old Telegraph Rd.,
two of them singing and quite visible near a gravel path described in a post
by John Hubbell, and the third heard-only, one or two tenths of a mile south
of there.  Middle Neck Rd. had a singing N. BOBWHITE near a driveway on the
south side, after we emerged from a gauntlet of tall corn, and GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW could also be heard along the road.  Bethel WMA was pretty quiet,
but at the far side of the lake on some large metal-frame structure were ten
CATTLE EGRETs.  The shorebird spot on Williams Rd. was, for the second time,
a major disappointment, as once again, there were no wading birds during our
visit.  The pond had two GREATER YELLOWLEGS, five LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and the
drake CANVASBACK that has been there all summer.  A single BANK SWALLOW flew
over while we were scanning for other birds.  The Triton Marina off of Plum
Point Rd. hosted two LEAST TERNs actively feeding, and a pair of CASPIAN
TERNs and a couple dozen FORSTER'S TERNs occupying the many pilings there.
The only gulls seen were Ring-bills.

Good birding to all,

Stan Arnold
Glen Burnie