Hi Everyone, 

I birded Cattail Pond on the Baltimore Annapolis bike trail this evening . Very 
few birds but plenty of bugs. Butterflies and Dragonflies . I then made a stop 
at the Pond beside Home Depot on Ordinance Road Glen Burnie to see if 
anything of interest in the pond . I almost stepped on  a Killdeer sitting on a 
nest in the very bare dead grass on the opposite side of the pond outside of 
the fenced area .This really got the birds stirred up . I had Redwinged 
Blackbirds ,Eastern Kingbird and Mockingbird all squalking and trying to take my 
head off.Not to mention the Killdeer fussing .  There were 2 Mallard in the pond 
and Painted turtle and a few turtlettes. Im concerned for the well being of the 
Killdeer . It looks as though the grass is being regularly cut here and im 
thinking they may not know the eggs are there . If anyone has any 
suggestions please let me know . 

Saundra Byrd 

baltimore