Hi Everyone,
 
I spent a nice afternoon wandering around Fort Smallwood and Weinberg Park with Matt Tillett. Our highlights were MARSH WREN, a baby KILLDEER, GREAT HORNED OWL, CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW, and COMMON NIGHTHAWK. The Marsh Wren, a coveted county bird, was singing in the Phragmites at the southwest corner of Fort Smallwood (near the new dock). The baby Killdeer and its parent were in the open area surrounded by the driving loop. My girlfriend Becky is going to be VERY jealous--she has correctly observed that baby Killdeer might be the cutest creatures on the planet. Walking back to my place from Weinberg Park, we were delighted to watch a Chuck-will's-widow flap into the woods. Soon afterward a Great Horned Owl called from Weinberg, followed almost immediately by a calling Common Nighthawk overhead. The latter two were heard less than a block from my house, but I'll have to wait a little longer to add them to the ole yard list. For those interested in such listing matters, the new
 yard list is at 76 species, and my "non-motorized" (on foot/bike/kayak from the house) list is already at 101. :)
 
Other noteworthy birds:
 
Fort Smallwood
 
Green Heron--2
American Coot--2
Killdeer-5, inc. 1 young
Solitary Sandpiper--4
Spotted Sandpiper--1
Great Crested Flycatcher--4
Eastern Kingbird--3
White-eyed Vireo--2
NRW Swallow--2
MARSH WREN--1
RC Kinglet--1
BG Gnatcatcher--2
Yellow Warbler--1
Myrtle Warbler--30+
American Redstart--1-2 males
Common Yellowthroat--6
White-throated Sparrow--2
Orchard Oriole--2
Baltimore Oriole--1
 
Weinberg Park and vicinity 
 
Great Horned Owl--1
Common Nighthawk--1
Chuck-will's-widow--1
Eastern Kingbird--2
Wood Thrush--2
Ovenbird--1
 
Have a good weekend!  
 
Bill
 
Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com