Hi Everyone, 

Took my mother on the bird field trip today to Poplar Island dredge 
containment area hosted by M E S  . We boarded the boat along with other 
MdOspreyers and birders at Tilghmans Island bridge and then were shuttled 
around the island by bus . The list should be forthcoming by Kevin Graff. After 
the field trip we drove to the end of Tilghman Island to Black Walnut Point and 
then back to Tanyard Marsh at the Dover Rd. bridge  to look for the Common 
Moorhens recently reported by Stan Arnold .  Stans reported  a family of 6in 
this area . Well now its only 5 cause i found one deceased only a few yards 
down the roadside. If anyone knows of a organization that may be interested 
in it let me know please .I took the bird back to my car and walked back down 
to the marsh and found 2 Moorhens at the very first view of water I came 
to .Watched them pecking around in the mudflat for a couple minutes and then 
they disappeared into the marsh grass. not to be seen again. It should always 
be so easy  . Lifebird #7 for the day. Had a great day .It was great meeting 
the MdOspreyers who were on the trip . 

New Life Birds

Common Moorhen
Blackbellied plover
Sanderling
Least Sandpiper
Western sandpiper
Whiterumped sandpiper
Ruddy turnstone

Black Walnut Point 

Forsters tern 
Osprey
Canada goose
Turkey vulture
Eastern kingbird


Tanyard Marsh

Common Moorhen
Common tern
Barn swallow   many nests under bridge 
Snowy egret
Mallard
Killdeer
Semipalmated plover
Redwinged blackbird

Thank you
Saundra Byrd 

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