Hi Folks,

It was a good day in Kent Co., highlighted by the REEVE at Remington Pond 
off of Ricauds Branch Rd.  When I arrived there at 7:20 this morning, I was 
astounded to see over 1000 shorebirds spread across the shallow water.  One 
of my first finds was a STILT SANDPIPER in not quite breeding plumage with 
barring apparent on the belly and flanks.  After the first scan I lost this 
bird, and assume it went to the back of the pond or elsewhere out of sight. 
I also picked up a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and then I hit on four 
Dowitchers.  With them was a similar sized bird that was feeding 
sewing-machine style, but this bird was different, with a smaller head and 
much shorter bill.  I thought it was a Ruff, but having little experience 
with this bird, I wanted confirmation before getting the word out.  I tried 
to call Walter Ellison and Nancy Martin without success, so eventually left 
to try to get a call through.  I ended up birding the refuge and then 
returned to the pond before making contact with Walter, and I was delighted 
that he and Nancy had seen the bird, and taken notes on it, confirming that 
it was a female REEVE.

I spent most of the day in the county, including a couple hours at the E. 
Neck NWR; I had no finds of the magnitude of the shorebirds, but some birds 
might be of interest to county listers.  They include:


Snow Goose--1 in pond on Langford Rd.
Ruddy Duck--2 at John Hanson Rd. lagoons
Red-shouldered Hawk--one along Bradford Johnson Rd. in wet bottomland 
(Millington area)
Black-bellied Plover--about 45 in a field on E. Neck Island Rd., about a 
mile north of refuge; I counted 19, and then a flock of about two dozen more 
came in
Solitary Sandpiper--1 at refuge; county closeout #101
Least Tern--at least 4 over Roses store in Chestertown
Yellow-billed Cuckoo--only one, behind visitor center on refuge
Pileated Woodpecker--1 along Black Bottom Rd.
Yellow-throated Vireo--2 (one on Walnut Tree Rd. at Cypress Branch bridge; 
one along Black Bottom Rd.)
Warbling Vireo--2 along Langford Rd. at stream crossings
Prothonotary Warbler--2 (one at Peacock Corner Rd. at Andover Branch; one on 
Walnut Tree Rd. at Cypress Branch--the grafitti bridge)
Worm-eating Warbler--1 along Black Botton Rd.
Blackpoll Warbler--2 in Chestertown and 2 on refuge
Louisiana Waterthrush--1 along Black Bottom Rd.--county closeout #102
Scarlet Tanager--1 along Hurlock Corner Rd. (Millington area)
E. Meadowlark--2 at Remington Pond

Stan Arnold
Ferndale (AA Co.)