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Allegany / Garrett Highlights from Saturday

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"J.B. Churchill"

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J.B. Churchill

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Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:48:32 -0400

Sorry for the late post.  These sightings are from Saturday 9/2/2006
Present were Jim Stasz, Matt Hafner, Mike Burchette, Hans Holbrook, Jim 
Brighton, John Hubbel, Mikey Lutmerding and J.B. Churchill.  If I hadn't 
seen reports of Sooty Terns and Jaegers in other places that same day, 
I'd say "I couldn't imagine better birding".  But I won't say that now.  
Some folks have ruined that for me !  Still it was pretty good.  The 
numbers are not very accurate but it was the best I could do so long 
after the fact.

Rocky Gap SP Allegany County
Osprey - 1
Least Sandpiper - 1
Killdeer - 1 or 2

North Branch (PPG Ponds; Allegany County)
Killdeer - 15
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
STILT SANDPIPER - 2
Least Sandpiper - 3
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - 1
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER - 2
SANDERLING - 4 (or more)
Pectoral Sandpiper - 3

Piney Reservoir (off of I-68 Finzel exit 29 Garrett County)
Canada Goose - 30
N. SHOVELER - 1
Osprey - 1
Green Heron - 1
Killdeer - 10
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - 1
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Pectoral Sandpiper - 3
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
COMMON SNIPE - 2
BLACK TERN - 1
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - 1
Eastern Phoebe
Bank Swallows - 4 (probably more)
Cliff Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 6
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
RT Hummingbird 3
Cedar Waxwings - ?

Youghiougheny Reservoir (Friendsville, MD)
American Green Winged Teal - 1
Mallard - 10
Am. Black Duck - 1
Wood Duck - 30
GT Blue Heron - 3
Green Heron - 1
Osprey - 2
Bald Eagle - 3
PEREGRINE FALCON - 1
Killdeer - 200 +
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - 5
Greater Yellowlegs - 6
Lesser Yellowlegs - 4
STILT SANDPIPER - 2
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - 3
Pectoral Sandpiper - 6
Least Sandpiper - 5
WESTERN SANDPIPER - 1
I forget ... did we have a white rump here ?
BAIRD's SANDPIPER - 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper - (a few)
BLACK TERN - 1
CASPIAN TERN - 2
Cliff Swallow - a few
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
White-eyed Vireo - 1
Cerulean Warbler - 1
American Redstart
Black & White Warbler - 1
Louisianna Waterthrush - 1
Am. Goldfinch

I left after this and the caravan moved on but they called to tell me 
about the following birds that I successfully chased after dinner !
Trout Run WWTP (Oakland, MD)
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - 1
Wood Ducks
Swallows

Rt 219 Turf Farm
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER - 1
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER - 2
Killdeer - 100 +

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J. B. Churchill
Frostburg, Maryland
webpage: http://www.jbchurchill.com/
webpage: http://www.westernmdbirding.com/