Jim Stasz and I birded a little of Harford this evening for  shorebirds.  I 
stopped by the Aldino Sod Farm on my way to Havre  de Grace.  This place has 
been a complete bust this year.  My  last few visits have all had under 10 
Killdeer.  
 
Swan Harbor had very few shorebirds, but plenty of Lesser Yellowlegs and a  
Semi Plover.  Also 2 Wilson's Snipe flying around.  There was a large  mixed 
flock of Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, probably 15-20 of each.   Two 
Western Palm Warblers were flitting in the cattails and Bobolinks were  flushed 
several times.  
 
Next we went to Tydings were there were more shorebirds than I've ever seen  
there at one time.  Unfortunately, the light was fading and we didn't get  an 
accurate count because we focusing on species diversity.  There was a  minimum 
of 50 peeps including 2 White-rumps that Jim found.  I found a  Sanderling 
hanging out with about 10 Semi Plovers.  These were my 3rd and  4th White-rumps 
for the county and my second Sanderling.  Also present were  21 Pectoral 
Sandpipers and 6 Lesser Yellowlegs.  A large number of  Forster's Terns were 
present, but we couldn't find a Common or Black.  A  lone Northern Shoveler was 
hanging out and flew away as we were leaving.  
 
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD