Today, Monday, March 19, between noon and two p.m., I had a nice 
"mini-Big Sit" at the grassy field north of East-West Highway and 
between Beach Drive and Meadowbrook Lane in southern Montgomery 
County. There are currently a few crescent-shaped rain pools in the 
field near the roadside and as my son splashed in these puddles, I 
noticed a killdeer in company of three water pipits. Close looks at 
the juncos, song and white-throated sparrows at the creek's shrubby 
edge yielded views of two savannah sparrows with a vesper sparrow in 
their company. Overhead, a sharp-shinned hawk or two, an American 
kestrel, and a red-tailed hawk kept the many robins edgy. This area 
can be reached by turning off East-West Highway on Meadowbrook north. 
You pass a temple immediately on the left then can park in the 
parking lot behind, which is both for the temple and the park. Walk 
back toward East-West Highway, with the bike path to your back and 
the creek ahead of you.

Best,

Howard Youth
Bethesda, MD