Earlier this evening (around 7:30 pm) 8/8/07 I stopped briefly at North 
Branch (Cumberland, MD).  There wasn't a whole lot at the tarps during 
the short time that I allowed myself to scan the area.  The best birds 
of the evening were 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER's that flew overhead as I 
was putting my scope away.  I did not see them on the tarps and would 
have missed them except for the short low-pitched "tu-tu-tu" calls they 
were giving.  I got to see them in flight after I heard them going over.

North Branch
Killdeer - 22
Spotted Sand - 1
Least Sand - 1
Wood Duck - 3
Mallard - 18

Cumberland Terminus
Green Heron - 3
Great Blue Heron - 1
Mallard - 2
Chimney Swift - 2

Both of these sites (Cumberland Terminus and North Branch) are described 
on the Allegany County Site Guide
http://www.westernmdbirding.com/allegany_sites.html

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J. B. Churchill
Frostburg, Maryland

webpage: http://www.jbchurchill.com/
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