Hi all,
 Once again I had some business in Montgomery County so I put in 1 1/2  hrs 
of birding at Blue Mash. The ponds are both nearly dried up, but the big one  
inside the landfill fence still held some goodies.  An immature  Little Blue 
Heron was species # 172 for me here, and it was joined by a pair of  Great Blues 
and a Great Egret. Lots of shorebirds still present too, mostly  Least 
Sandpipers, but also Pectoral, Semipalmated, both yellowleg species, and  Killdeer. 
A Spotted Sandpiper was at the small pond as was a Green Heron. I  also saw at 
least 2 Magnolia Warblers, and a Northern parula, as well as a pair  of 
Red-eyed Vireos and White-eyed Vireos too. And a Sharp-shinned Hawk flew over  the 
big pond and across the field.
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine MD




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