Hi all  I was  Atlasing  in  My home block   Langford Creek SE   
located all in  Queen Annes County between Queenstown  and Centreville on 
Saturday  morning     6 - 10 - -6  . While  walking  the road in front of my 
house Jos Boyles road. I had a nice feeding flock of swallows flying  over  
the soybean field next door.  Barn Swallow , Rough Winged Swallow. I  was 
hoping for Tree Swallow  but it was not to be .   Also presant were several 
pairs of  Purple  Martin  new for the block . I have not been able  to  find 
a nesting colony  here yet . Not that  many homes  in this block. Habitat is 
mostly   farm, ag areas , Two Large estates ,  some woods and it   borders 
the chester river .
     While walking the road  the local farmer stopped to chat briefly  he 
mentioned that  down the road from the house   Beaver have dammed up the 
stream back in the woods a ways  and I should walk back there  and check it 
out .  Well I did  it is   an interesting habitat  . Lots of dead trees  a 
nice ponded area , not to mention the trees the Beaver have chewed off or 
are working on . Several ducks flew out when I  got near but I  could not   
get a bead on them . Most likly wooducks No new Birds or new confrimations 
but  Hairy woodpecker , Red Bellied Woodpecker ,  Woodpewee ,  Tufted 
Titmouse .  Red winged  blackbirds and Grackles as well .     I watched  A 
Male and Female  Orchard Oriole  take  food to their  nest hanging near the 
waters edge  in a  Black Gum  tree   I could see them feed young birds but 
could not see he yougsters  to see if they were orioles or Cowbirds
I was able to get Bobwhite on territory behind Our house  and  House  
Sparrow  feeding young up the road a little ways .


Happy Birding
Danny Poet
Queenstown , Md