While out atlasing for goldfinches this morning I stopped by two reservoirs where the water level has dropped far enough to attract shorebirds.

   At Westminster Reservoir:
Canada Goose  7
Mallard  4
Green Heron  2
Killdeer  4
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Least Sandpiper  3
Ring-billed Gull  5

   At Liberty Lake north of the Route 140 bridge:
Wood Duck  4
Mallard  6
Green-winged Teal  6
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  3
Green Heron  1
Killdeer  6
Semipalmated Sandpiper  7
Least Sandpiper  36
Pectoral Sandpiper  1

   Gasoline prices seem to be dropping rapidly. I saw a half dozen stations from Westminster to Finksburg and Gamber with regular for less than three dollars a gallon. All of these were at least thirty cents higher last weekend.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD