Today I birded Worcester County with Jim Stasz and Hans Holbrook.  The obvious highlight was a MARTIN with the thousands of Tree Swallows flying between the Assateague Visitor Center and Assateague Island.  I'll send  out my notes and details in the next post, I just wanted to get this out early tonight.  I think Brown-chested is the most likely possibility, but I need to do more research and obtain some outside opinions.  The bird was seen twice briefly by Hans and myself.  Once flying over the field SW of the Visitor Center and once flying over the center itself.  This occured between 9:30 and 10:15 this morning, but then the swallows dispersed and we never saw them concentrated again.  We searched for several hours to no avail.  Jim Stasz and I will be down at 7am tomorrow to search again and try to obtain a photo.    
 
Other highlights from today:
 
Hooper's:
Little Blue Heron - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
 
West OC Pond:
lots of puddle ducks are in.
Gadwall, Pintail, Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Coots, Ruddy Ducks, Wood Ducks, and Black-crowned Night-herons
 
Assateague bridge:
Bank Swallow w/ the Tree Swallow flock
 
Assateague ORV Zone:
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6
 
Oceanside Campground:
Vesper Sparrow - 3
Western Palm Warbler - 1
Yellow Palm Warbler - 1
 
Berlin Sewage Ponds: 
Snowy Egret - 5
Little Blue Heron - 1
Bank Swallow - 1
 
 
Good birding,
 
Matt Hafner
Bel Air, MD
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