Early this morning (May 17) I saw six Dunlin in breeding plumage along with 
over 40 Least Sandpipers, one Semipalmated Sandpiper, two each of Solitary 
and Spotted Sandpipers, a Semipalmated Plover and a Killdeer in the farm 
ponds along Route 216 in Fulton in southern Howard County. Across the road 
in the fields were two large flocks of Bobolinks. There were also Bobolinks in 
fields behind the high school and Cliff Swallows flying over stormwater ponds 
near the schools. A Savannah Sparrow was in a grassy area near the high 
school. I parked in the elementary school parking lot and walked along the 
north shoulder of Route 216 to view the pond. This farm pond is about a mile 
west of Route 29. Caution: Route 216 carries a lot of traffic.

Jim Wilkinson
Columbia, MD