I stopped by Remington on the way to try for the flycatcher this afternoon. 
The Reeve was still present while I was there from 3:50 to about 4:10. It 
was hanging with Yellowlegs and Dowitchers when I observed it. There were no 
Black-bellied Plovers or Ruddy Turnstones as was reported earlier. They must 
have moved on.

Speaking of moving on; I arrived at the flycatcher site at about 4:25 in the 
afternoon and stayed until 5:45 when I needed to return to the western 
shore. A few other people arrived during the time that I was there and when 
I left, we still had failed to relocate the flycatcher, although the 
Kingbird and Mockingbirds that had shared that corner of the field had made 
their presence known. The weather broke today at just after 1:00 when the 
bird was last sighted. Perhaps with the clearing skies, the bird decided to 
take advantage of the conditions and move onward. Let's hope not.

Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Hanfman" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:27 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Reeve - Chesapeake Farms, Kent County, 5/27/09


Jeff Culler and I saw the Reeve 1:30 pm today. We watched it for 1/2 hour 
going over the ID and consulting two field guides. This was after JB 
Churchill and Kevin Graff had left us since they saw it before we 
arrived.While we were there we saw some changes in the shorebirds. A flock 
of Black-bellied Plovers arrived along with two Ruddy Turnstones.

Yesterday, at the same location I had Bank Swallows but not today.

Below is the complete list.





Joe Hanfman

Columbia, MD

Location: Chesapeake Farms
Observation date: 5/27/09; 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Number of species: 44

Snow Goose 1 - Langford Rd on the way out.
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal (American) 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black-bellied Plover 18
Semipalmated Plover 40
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1100
Least Sandpiper 60
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 50
Ruff 1 (Reeve)
Short-billed Dowitcher (Atlantic) 30
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 12
Tufted Titmouse 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 2