This morning during a scan of the shorebirds that could be seen in the big
pond of the Pickering Creek Wetlands, the highlight was a single GLOSSY
IBIS.  The big pond in the far southwest corner of the property still holds
quite a bit of water.  Most of the other ponds are now dry.  Other birds out
there included:
 
Lesser Yellowlegs - 9
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Pectoral Sandpiper  - 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Least Sandpiper    - 5
Western Sandpiper  - 1
Killdeer - 17
Great Blue Heron - 2
Wood Duck - 23
Mallard - 4
Bank Swallow - 40+
Barn Swallow - 2
Tree Swallow - 2
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Osprey - 1
Bald Eagle - 1 immature
 
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton MD 21601