Fred,

What was the 6th species of shorebird, you only listed 5.

Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD

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From: Fred Shaffer <> 

> There are six species of shorebirds at Schoolhouse Pond feeding on the 
> mudflats. This included 5 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, 9 Solitary 
> Sandpipers, 9 Least Sandpipers, and 1 Killdeer. The Solitary Sandpipers were 
> especially vocal, occasionally flying out and over the marshy vegetation. 
> There easily could have been more shorebirds in the grass/vegetation along 
> the mudflats adjacent to the pond. Other birds today included 2 Yellow 
> Warblers, 2 Northern Waterthrush, 3 Osprey and 1 immature Bald Eagle. 
> 
> Fred Shaffer 
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