Another great day weather-wise: Sunny & mild and breezy. As I birded from
1035 to 1405, the temp's varied from 72 to 82 deg's F and a soothing wind
varied from 5-10 mph. Low humidity assured comfortable walking. Mostly
the usual species, with a couple of new shore birds, a lone and vociferous 
Greater Yellowlegs (got several nice pic's) and a small flight of Least S'pipers,
five in all. There was no water coming over the spillway nor any shooting
through the lower by-pass; "downstream" was reduced to a series of stag-
nant puddles. No fishing activities by either Egret or Heron. The upper lake
was mostly exposed mudflats with only a slender trickle of water meandering
through. Apparently, most of the water had been released in one large swoosh
to power a planned kayak activity. Great. Just what we need during a drought.
A large, dead Carp about 20" or more lay dead in a puddle. Probably more
will follow. Anyway following is a list of those seen/heard*:
Canada Goose--about 30
Mallard--about 25
Great Blue Heron--4
Great Egret--1; Flew overhead at end of walk
Green Heron--3
Black-crowned Night-Heron--1; brief, overhead passage
Turkey Vulture--1
Killdeer--1
Greater Yellowlegs--1
Least Sandpiper--5
Mourning Dove--3
Belted Kingfisher--1
Downy Woodpecker*--3
Eastern Wood-Pewee*--2
Acadian Flycatcher*--3
American Crow*--1
Tree Swallow--about 15
Northern Rough-winged Swallow--about 10
Barn Swallow--about 20
Carolina Chickadee--4
Tufted Titmouse--6
White-breasted Nuthatch*--1
Carolina Wren*--5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--4
Eastern Bluebird--1
American Robin--5
Gray Catbird--4; in a group, first seen/heard for a while
Northern Mockingbird--2
Cedar Waxwing--about 5
Common Yellowthroat--3
Eastern Towhee*1
Song Sparrow--3
Northern Cardinal--about 6
Indigo Bunting--2
Red-winged Blackbird--about 7
Common Grackle--about 10
Brown-headed Cowbird--1
Orchard Oriole--1
American Goldfinch--about8

Total spp.: 39

Paul Noell
Balto. MD