On my way to Worcester County for the Rarities Roundup I stopped at Deal Island WMA on Friday evening to watch the flight of herons and others. Birds seen were:

Canada Goose  14
Black Duck  6
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Loon  1
Pied-billed Grebe  2
Double-crested Cormorant  4
American Bittern  3
Great Blue Heron  6
Great Egret  14
Black-crowned Night-Heron  73
Bald Eagle  1 immature
Large rail  2 heard only
Virginia Rail  3 heard only
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Herring Gull  60
Fish Crow  1,000
Catbird  1
Myrtle Warbler  20
Savannah Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  5
Junco  1
Boat-tailed Grackle  200

--
Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD