I finally found time to chase Bill's LINCOLN'S SPARROW today, and after 30
minutes polishing off my coffee and agitating his neighbor's junkyard dog
with my mere presence, I heard it. After hearing it for about thirty
seconds, I still could not actually see it, and the neighbor's dog was
getting really ticked. So I strolled on over to Ft. Smallwood.

Before I made it to the park, I heard two MARSH WRENS in the reeds. Inside
the park, I was unable to locate the previously seen Black-bellied Plover,
but there were a couple SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS on
the beach near the hawk watch (The most of the raptors on the list below
were seen in the hour I spent with the hawk watch). Two SNOWY EGRETS and a
LESSER SCAUP flew past before I departed. 

In the interior of the park, adjacent to the standing water by the
maintenance buildings, was a single DARK-EYED JUNCO. 

Great morning to be out- but I can't wait for fall...
Good birding-
Matt Tillett
Linthicum, MD
www.flickr.com/photos/mattyfioner

Location:    Fort Smallwood Park
Observation date:    5/16/08
Number of species:    58

Canada Goose    21
Mute Swan    2
Mallard    5
Lesser Scaup    1
Double-crested Cormorant    18
Great Blue Heron    1
Snowy Egret    2
Black Vulture    7
Turkey Vulture    6
Osprey    4
Bald Eagle    1
Red-shouldered Hawk    2
Broad-winged Hawk    12
American Kestrel    1
Semipalmated Plover    2
Spotted Sandpiper    3
Semipalmated Sandpiper    2
Ring-billed Gull    1
Rock Pigeon    3
Mourning Dove    2
Chimney Swift    1
Red-bellied Woodpecker    1
Downy Woodpecker    1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)    1
Eastern Wood-Pewee    1
Eastern Phoebe    1
Great Crested Flycatcher    2
Eastern Kingbird    6
Blue Jay    1
American Crow    2
Fish Crow    8
Tree Swallow    9
Barn Swallow    12
Carolina Chickadee    2
Tufted Titmouse    1
Carolina Wren    1
House Wren    1
Marsh Wren    2
Eastern Bluebird    1
American Robin    8
Gray Catbird    13
Northern Mockingbird    8
Brown Thrasher    4
European Starling    7
American Redstart    3
Louisiana Waterthrush    1
Common Yellowthroat    2
Eastern Towhee    2
Lincoln's Sparrow    1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)    1
Northern Cardinal    6
Bobolink    2
Red-winged Blackbird    18
Common Grackle    15
Orchard Oriole    5
Baltimore Oriole    2
American Goldfinch    3
House Sparrow    15