Colleen Meeny and I spent yesterday afternoon birding lower Dorchester 
County.  Highlights being (1) Eurasian Collared Dove seen at its regular 
spot on Hooper's Island.  The bird was seen perched in a Locust Tree for a 
few minutes and then flew behind the house out of sight.  13 Sanderlings 
with 3 Dunlin were seen working the rip-rap before the bridge to the lower 
island.  Several small flocks of Tree Swallows were seen flying with no 
other swallow species.  7 Willets were also observed.  The White Pelicans 
were also present at Blackwater NWR.

Today at Hurlock WTP there were two Bonaparte's Gulls.  In the town of 
Choptank in Caroline County 1 Fox Sparrow was observed in a White-throat 
flock.

Jim Brighton
Oxford, Md


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