Hi Everyone,
   
  My girlfriend Becky and I spent a very enjoyable day birding the Eastern Shore today. Below are some of the many highlights. A great day to be out!
   
  Terrapin Nature Park, QA Co.:
   
  LEAST BITTERN--1 juvenile on the edge of the main pond
  Great Egret--1
  Snowy Egret--2
  Lesser Yellowlegs--1
  Spotted Sandpiper--2 on the beach
  TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER--along the trail near the beach
  Eastern Kingbird--2 high-flying migrants
  BG Gnatcatcher--3
  Indigo Bunting--10
  Blue Grosbeak--5
  Common Yellowthroat--3
  Bobolink--30
   
  Central Sod Farm, QA Co.:
  * joined by Tom and Sharon Bradford and Les Roslund
   
  Killdeer--20
  BAIRD'S SANDPIPER--2
  BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER--2-3
  UPLAND SANDPIPER--one heard in the distance by Les; see below about later visit
  Horned Lark--20
  Bobolink--2 heard
   
  Rte. 309 Ponds, QA Co.:
   
  Great Egret--3
  NRW Swallow--1
   
  Sawmill Road, Caroline Co.:
   
  Northern Bobwhite—2 heard
  Yellow-throated Vireo—1 heard (chastising call)
  BG Gnatcatcher—2
   
  Hurlock STP, Dorchester Co.:
   
  Ruddy Duck—10
  LITTLE BLUE HERON—1  imm. (weird)
  Lesser Yellowlegs—3
  Spotted Sandpiper—3
  Solitary Sandpiper—2
  Semipalmated Sandpiper—4
  WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER—1
  Least Sandpiper—30
  Tree Swallow—5
  Bank Swallow—20
  Barn Swallow—5
   
  Spring Rd. Ponds, Talbot Co.:
   
  Snowy Egret--4
  Semipalmated Plover--1
  Lesser Yellowlegs—2
  Least Sandpiper—10
   
  Back at Central Sod Farms, QA Co.:
   
  BAIRD’S SANDPIPER—1
  Least Sandpiper—5
  BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER—1
  UPLAND SANDPIPER—2; I heard two of them calling in the distance, and we watched them fly into the south end of the dry, brown section that seem to be favored right now; finally got my first decent photos of the species
   
  Enjoy the weekend!
  
Bill
   


Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com