This weekend I made what was probably my last visit to the Bittinger SW 
atlas block in Garrett County.  Highlights included adding Barred Owl and 
confirming Black-throated Blue Warbler (FY).   Whip-poor-wills continued 
to sing on Saturday evening near Tom's Ridge Hunt Club on Ft. Hill Rd.

I also checked a few places for shorebirds.  Piney Run Reservoir and the 
Yough were full to the brim.  Savage River Reservoir near the Big Run 
campground had some exposed shoreline and a few birds on Saturday:

20 Killdeer
 6 Spotted Sandpipers
 3 Solitary Sandpipers
 1 Lesser Yellowlegs.

On Sunday, I left the county via Russell Rd and found a pair of Blue 
Grosbeaks, a county close-out for me.  A number of American Kestrels were 
also present -- at least 4 and maybe as many as 7 (I lost track of the 
first group of birds as I drove down the road).  Other birds on Russell Rd 
included a flyover Black Vulture, a Common Raven, and a Wild Turkey.

John Hubbell
Washington DC