I went out yesterday morning on a day off to look for migrants, but it was 
very slow.  I saw 35 species before the first warbler, and I couldn't even 
identify it as it flew past me too fast.  Shortly after that I found three 
ovenbirds.  I also found four pine warblers with two of them observed 
while singing.  A common yellowthroat was the only other warbler seen 
yesterday.  I enjoyed a few bobolinks that flew over the river as a bunch 
of red-wings were moving around in the marsh.  I eventually had 63 species 
between 7:15 and 9:45; all but a few of them are known to breed in this 
block.  Last weekend was great for migrants, but I think the migrants that 
were here have trickled away.

After I got home I added 3 more species from my yard to my count for the 
day.  Best of all was a migrant that was my first ever (yard): BLUE-WINGED 
WARBLER!

In the afternoon I looked at the extensive hydrilla and mud flats at low 
tide with my scope, but did not see a single shorebird!  It was very 
weird, the conditions are perfect, but there were no shorebirds here.

Cheers-
Jeff Shenot
Croom, MD