Towards the end of an ANS midweek field trip I led to Hughes Hollow, 
Montgomery County, this morning (9/6) our group visited the polo 
fields along Hughes Rd., about 1/2 mile north of River Rd.

A basic plumaged American Golden-plover was feeding on the short 
grass along with the usual flock of Killdeer at around 11 a.m.

The Say's Phoebe discovered last Sunday was not to be seen in the 
area and may have "flown the coop."

Hughes Hollow was quite active this morning, although a majority of 
the flitting passerines were Goldfinches.  We also saw a beautiful, 
perched immature Cooper's Hawk, quite a few Indigo Buntings and 
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and some Cedar Waxwings. Unusual for 
Hughes were three Redstarts and a Chestnut-sided Warbler.  The amount 
of wet mud attractive to shorebirds has shrunk a lot there, and we 
were able to find just four Least Sandpiper and a Killdeer.

Good Birding.

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club and
Audubon Naturalist Society


D.H. Michael Bowen
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