Hi all. I had my first Kayak trip of the season thru the Elkton Marsh on the Elk River. I had a great afternoon. Highlights for me were; 
Marsh Wrens are back up in good numbers, I had my first Cecil County American Bittern which I photographed in flight, and 2 very frisky Muskrats.
Here is the link to some of the photographs I took today. Not great pictures but still fun to see.
http://www.smbirdphotos.com/index.cgi?do=view_photos&subcatID=100
Double crested Cormorant 1
Great blue Heron 8
Great Egret 1
AMERICAN BITTERN 1
Greater Yellow Legs 6
Red-tailed Hawk 2, one was sitting on a nest
Northern Harrier 4
Osprey 3
Common Mergansers 12
Mallard 2
Black Duck 8
Wood Duck 10
Green winged Teal 22
Rough-winged Swallow 9
Barn Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Fish Crow 50
Marsh Wren 10
Swamp Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 5
White throated Sparrow 2

White tailed Deer 2
Muskrats 5
Beavers 4
Lots of Dragonflies. I don't know the species, but I am certain that some of them were saddlebags.


Sean McCandless
Cecil  Bird Club President
Elkton, MD