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Great Day at the Shore on Saturday

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Sean McCandless

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Sean McCandless

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Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:17:52 -0400

Hi all. Besides the Possible Red-neck Stint excitement we had Saturday am. We had a ton of migration including just a wonderful hot day on Asseteague Island ORV zone.
Highlights were;

ORV Zone
Marbled Godwit that George photoed but no one saw. 
Whimbril 20. George Photographed lifer for him.
Over 2 dozen Sandwich Terns. I have a photo of a flock of Terns. Sandwich and Royal and they are all banded. I can't see any numbers thou. Any Idea were they might be from? Were near by are they banding Terns especially Sandwich. There were many young Sandwich Terns being fed by parents.
Red Knot 9 in a flock that I photoed and didn't know what they were until I got home and played with the cropping.
Willet 6
Sanderlings 500 plus
Ruddy Turnstone 40 plus
Black-bellied Plover 16
Semi Plover 12
Least Sandpiper 18
Semi Sandpiper 8
Greater Yellow Legs 4
Dowitcher sp 15
Oystercatcher 6
Forsters Terns 9
Common Tern 15
Royal Tern 35 plus
Sandwich Tern 24
Least Terns 12
Gannets 4
Brown Pelican 25
Lesser Blackbacked Gulls 20


West Ocean City Pond:
Semi Plover 4
Killdeer 6
Lesser Yellow Legs 4
Greater Yellow Legs 10
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper  10
Semi Sandpiper 18
Western Sandpiper  5
Little blue Heron 4
Tri colored 5
Great Egret 3
Snowy 7
Cattle 1

Skimmer Island/surrounding sandbars
Least Sandpiper 15
Semi Sandpiper 25 plus
White rumped Sandpiper 7
Sanderling 200 plus
Red Knot 1
Ruddy Turnstone 20
Oystercatcher 12
Willet 10
Dowitcher sp 24 plus. Probably short billed.
Semi Plover 14
Killdeer 2
Cattle Egret 3
There was tons more but I wanted to get something out there. My work is killing me. Is anyone hiring for a Birding position? I have my own equipment and will settle for $75,000 a year. Ha.

Sean McCandless
Cecil Bird Club President
Elkton, MD