Greetings.  This morning after I dropped off trash at the Brown Station 
Landfill, I looked at a stormwater pond where I heard a lot of yellowlegs 
calling.  There were about 15 lesser and 12 greaters, as well as 11 
pectorals and a single semi-palmated sandpiper.  I thought Leasts usually 
arrive before semi-ps, but regardless, since I have not seen any peeps yet-
any are a nice surprise.  There were only a few waterfowl present; a 
single BW teal, 4 GW teal, 2 mallards, 4 wood ducks and 6 Canada Geese.  
There were also 3 great blue herons and 2 green herons.

There was also a large flock of myrtle warblers gleaning in the tops of 
several adjacent large trees; I tried to count but found it nearly 
impossible due to their constant movement.  Many were singing also; the 
flock was pretty noisy!  I estimate there were about 50-60 birds.  I 
looked for about 3-4 minutes before the flock moved on, but was only able 
to find one other species with them, a pine warbler.  Hard to say if it 
was actually with them but it was in the same tree briefly!  Nearby I 
heard 3 separate parulas, and 2 yellowthroats singing.  I guess there were 
also about 10-15 gnatcatchers in the vicinity, they seemed to be all 
over.  The big flock of myrtles really woke me up!

Looking forward to the weekend-
Jeff Shenot
Croom MD