I went to Lake Whetstone today, just to see what I could find between 
5:20 to 6:30pm. I saw a few things that I've never seen there before. 
  There was a boy fishing under the pavilion and there was a Great-blue 
Heron sitting on top of the pavilion. When the boy actually caught a fish, 
he put it on the boardwalk, still floping, and the heron flew down and 
gobbled it up. That was neat to see a heron up so close.
  There was a baby GB Heron hanging around in it's nest and half-grown baby 
mallards. So cute!
  Also, I saw some Common Nighthawks flying over head. I had never seen 
nighthawks in that area before.
  One more thing - there was a little sandpiper in the shallow area of the 
lake. There were two killdeer nearby it, so I can say it was smaller than 
them, but I'm not exactly sure what it is. It was a solid gray on it's 
back, had yellow legs, and black bill and a white "eyebrow". I was thinking 
a stilt sandpiper, lesser yellowlegs, or least sandpiper. If anyone else 
sees it, could you tell me what you think it is? Thanks.
  Here's the list for today:
      4 Cedar Waxwings
      1 Mute Swan
      Bunch of Mallards
      3 Great-blue Heron
      1 Belted Kingfisher
      2 Killdeer
      3 Canada Goose
      A few Eastern Pewee
      3 Common Nighthawk
      1 Red-shouldered Hawk
      6 Mourning Dove
      1 American Crow
      1 Northern Cardinal
      About 30 House Sparrows
      1 Green Heron


           Gone birding...

Gema Crystal

Rockville, MD