My wife and I drove by the large rain puddle on "Old River Rd." a 
couple of miles south of White's Ferry, Montgomery County, at about 
11 a.m. this morning, June 2.  This is the area about which Andy 
Martin posted on June 1.  It is on the property of the Patton Turf 
Farm, but the gravel road is public. (Watch for sod trucks.)

Alas, no White-rumped or Semipalmated Sandpipers and no Dunlin 
today.  However, there were 2 Killdeer and 4 very well camouflaged 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER.  This puddle will likely stay around for days 
yet, especially since we are forecast to have more rainstorms.  So it 
could pay to keep looking here.  The turf on this farm is extensive, 
but had no obvious shorebirds. (My scope is still out for repair so 
it was hard to check the farthest reaches of the fields.)

There is also a large rain puddle along Sugarland Rd., right by the 
road in a field midway between Montevideo Rd. and the entrance to 
Homestead Farm, a popular pick-your-own fruit place.  There were no 
shorebirds there this morning but I have seen peep and Yellowlegs at 
this spot in previous years. Again, there's a fair amount of water 
there that should persist for many days yet. As Andy pointed out 
yesterday, shorebirding is not one of our most notable boasts here in 
Montgomery, so every wader tends to cause moderate to great excitement!

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda. MD

D.H. Michael Bowen
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda, MD  20817
Telephone: (301) 530-5764
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