For the May count this past Saturday, I counted at several places in the
Elkton - Chesapeake City area of Cecil County, including Bethel WMA,
Courthouse Pt WMA, Williams Rd pond, my house in Elkton, and points on
the roads in between.  I had a total of 64 species, notably including 
- a Least Bittern at Courthouse
- single Little Blue Herons at Bethel and Courthouse
- 57 Semipalmated Plovers at Courthouse
- close-up look at a singing Canada Warbler at Bethel - the only other
migrant warblers were 1 Magnolia and 1 Yellow-rumped
- 5 Yellow-breasted Chats at Courthouse - there seems to be one on
territory every few hundred feet
There seemed to be relatively a lot of  Great Crested Flycatchers
around:  I counted 6 at Courthouse - very vocal, very visible.  Notable
by their absence were the usually much more common Acadian Flycatchers:
I had none.  Red-eyed Vireos were common at Bethel but only one was at
Courthouse - also unusual.  Also notable by their virtual absence were
swallows.  Usually, Bethel, Courthouse and the pond by my house are
swarming with Tree, Barn, and Rough-wingeds at this time of year, with
occasional drop-ins of Bank and Cliff.  But I had only three Tree and
two Barns at Bethel and none at Courthouse or at my house.  Where are
they?


Marcia

Marcia Watson
Elkton, MD

Cecil Bird Club
Maryland Ornithological Society