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Ho Co Shorebirds and Terns

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Bill Hill

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Bill Hill

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Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:07:00 -0400

Spent some time at Brown's Bridge this afternoon and saw the following species:

Canada Goose - 61
Great Blue Heron - 1
Green Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 2
Killdeer - 44
Spotted Sandpiper - 3
Solitary Sandpiper - 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Least Sandpiper - 15
Pectoral Sandpiper - 3
American Crow - 2
Carolina Chickadee - 2

Stopped at Triadelphia Reservoir on the way home and saw seven Caspian Terns sitting on an island that is emerging in the reservoir.  Two Ring-billed Gulls were also present.  Also saw a Great Blue Heron and two Great Egrets.

Bill Hill
Glenwood, Md.