I decided to head west on my day off, and it did not disappoin
Hi all,

I decided to head west on my day off, and it did not disappoint!  I started at North Branch, Allegany CO where most of the previously reported shorebirds were still hanging out, in addition to these there was one BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at the tarps. A couple of notable passerines were a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and juv. CERULEAN WARBLER on the canal tow path the latter found by J.B. and I sonn after he arrived.    David Yeany II arrived and we birded a bit more and got great looks at most of the birds.  J.B. had to head in to work, so David and I worked west.  The highlight of the Garrett birding was definitely a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Trout Run WWTP Garrett CO., quite an impressive show these little birds are putting on!  After birding in Garrett I started back east, Dave Powell and I birded around the Hagerstown Airport where we located 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS in the short grass near the runway.  Complete lists follow-

photos of the Buffy and Garrett phalarope at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeycerw/)


Location:     North Branch, Allegany CO.
Observation date:     8/29/08
Number of species:     23

Canada Goose     25
Wood Duck     16
Mallard     23
Blue-winged Teal     2
Green-winged Teal     2
Killdeer     40
Spotted Sandpiper     3
Solitary Sandpiper     4
Lesser Yellowlegs     5
RUDDY TURNSTONE     2
Semipalmated Sandpiper     3
Least Sandpiper     12
STILT SANDPIPER     3
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
Common Raven     1
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     3
European Starling     30
CERULEAN WARBLER     1
House Finch     7

Location:     Trout Run WWTP, Garrett CO.
Observation date: 8/29/08
Number of species:     12

Wood Duck     10
Mallard     15
Green-winged Teal     1
American Kestrel     2
Killdeer     3
Spotted Sandpiper     1
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE     1
Mourning Dove     4
Belted Kingfisher     1
Common Yellowthroat     2
Bobolink     5
American Goldfinch     6

 Location:     Hagerstown Airfield, Washington CO.
Observation date:     8/29/08
Number of species:     11

Canada Goose     20
Spotted Sandpiper     1
UPLAND SANDPIPER     2
Mourning Dove     2
Chimney Swift     3
Eastern Kingbird     2
Horned Lark     1
European Starling     10
Eastern Meadowlark     2
American Goldfinch     4
House Sparrow     15

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Good Birding!
Mikey Lutmerding
Lothian, MD