Hi All,

Nancy and I went down to Eastern Neck NWR this morning (22 Oct) from 
9:00 to 10:45 AM  to look for the uncooperative Fork-tailed Flycatcher. 
We walked the road from the Tundra Swan boardwalk almost to the 
beginning of Boxes Point Trail and back. No flycatcher. Fortunately it 
was birdy. We had 30 Eastern Bluebirds on the wires, at least five 
(Yellow) Palm Warblers, three Savannah Sparrows, four Sharp-shinned 
Hawks, an Osprey, a Cooper's Hawk, and over 20 Swamp Sparrows among 
others. The flats at the Narrows had 250 Laughing Gulls (a good count 
for the refuge), and six Royal Terns. Thanks to Meg Parry, who happened 
along, for company and good conversation.

We stopped at Great Oak Pond at 11:15 and were lucky enough to find 
geese loafing at the pond. There were about 900 Snow Geese (25 blue), 
and 1000 Canadas resting and bathing. Among the Snows were the four 
ROSS'S GEESE. The presence of nearly-white juveniles makes it a little 
easier to find them, especially when they're asleep, as they were at 
first in this case. The plovers must have left at dawn or overnight as 
they were not in evidence.

Brown Creeper and Golden-crowned Kinglet are here in our yard today.

Good birding,

Walter Ellison & Nancy Martin

3460 Clarissa Rd
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-9568

rossgull (at) baybroadband.net

Observing Nature is like unwrapping a big pile of presents every time 
you take a walk.