Winger West, Dave Brenneman and I birded our way through Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester Counties yesterday. Yellow-rumped Warblers were everywhere. Some interesting birds for me were:

Barren Creek Bridge (Mardela Springs Wicomico Co)
Broad-winged Hawk
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler (the first of 1000s it seemed throughout day)
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Dark-eyed Junco

Quantico Creek Bridge (Quantico, Rte 347, Wicomico Co)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker (2)
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow

Ellis Bay WMA (Trinity Chruch/Muddy Hole entrance, Wicomico Co)
Brown-headed Nuthatch

Furnace Town/Nassawango Creek Preserve (Worcester Co)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch (heard only)

E.A. Vaughn WMA (Worcester Co, Rt 12 entrance)
Merlin
Osprey
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Thrasher

Truitts Landing Road (Worcester Co)
Snowy Egret
Clapper Rail (heard)
Virginia Rail (heard)
Eastern Screech-Owl (heard)
Sedge Wren (heard)

Golf Course Rd pond, West OC (Worcester Co)
Little Blue Heron (adult)

Assateague Island (Bayside)
Dark-eyed Junco
Boat-tailed Grackle

OC Inlet (Worcester Co)
Absolutely-Beautiful Sunset
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black Skimmer

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD