Hi all,
 I had business in Montgomery County today, and managed to squeeze in  some 
birding at mid-day and at mid-afternoon between jobs. Although very hot and  
humid, I spent about an hour (11:30-12:30 at Blue Mash, scanning both ponds for  
shorebirds and not much else. At the big pond I saw 4 Pectoral Sandpipers, 
3-4  Semipalmated Plovers (a good # for anywhere in Montgomery County besides 
the  turf farms), about 4-5 Least Sands, a yellowlegs I suspect was Lesser but 
which  disappeared behind the willows in front shortly after I first saw it,  
and small numbers of Killdeer.
 
At the small pond there were only Spotted Sandpiper and Green Herons, as  
well as a Great Blue at each pond.
 
From about 2:15-3:00 I was at Layhill Park. I spent the whole time at the  
boy scout bridge, watching a variety of birds using the small creek to cool off. 
 Here I saw Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, lots of catbirds, cardinals and  
titmice, as well as  single first fall female Canada Warbler and Cerulean  
Warbler. This bird was tricky as it didn't stay still for long, and flitted  
about the trees right at the bridge, picking insects off leaves . It was first  
in the company of the Canada Warbler, but then they separated. First Cerulean I 
 have seen outside of the Potomac area in quite some time, and a first for me 
at  Layhill Park. Lots of goldfinches there too, and Blue Jays, Red-eyed 
Vireo, and  a Red-tailed Hawk flyover.
 
Boy it was muggy!!

Have a great weekend, stay cool.
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine, MD
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