The upper ends of Loch Raven and Liberty Reservoirs have been good for shorebirds this fall as water levels have dropped and I visited both this morning with Sarel Cousins. Many of the birds previously reported have departed from Loch Raven.

Loch Raven:
Canada Goose  100
Green-winged Teal  13
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  13
Broad-winged Hawk  6
Killdeer  9
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  14
Least Sandpiper  12
Pectoral Sandpiper  7
Stilt Sandpiper  19
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
PIPIT  1

Liberty L (mostly in Carroll Co.):
Canada Goose  60
Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  1 im
Killdeer  13
Lesser Yellowlegs  7
STILT SANDPIPER  8

--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD