I tried this evening to relocate the Uppies and was not able to find them.

Regards,

Dave Powell

Germantown, MD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Moore" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Upland Sandpipers, Montgomery County


> Just got back and all three birds were there at 1:15 PM (Sunday). Thanks 
> for spotting these Clive! I had not seen any since they were called Upland 
> Plover.
>
> For those unfamiliar with the area, this is on the unpaved portion of 
> River Road, about 2 or 3 miles east of White's Ferry. There is a fairly 
> large wooden sign in front of a house that says Patton's & Sons Turf Farm 
> (or words to that effect) on the right side of the road if you're 
> traveling east from White's Ferry. The birds were in a field to the right 
> (the river side) about a 10th of a mile further east of that sign, in a 
> depression in a short grass turf field where the grass is slightly longer. 
> Even in the taller grass, you can see their heads poking above the top of 
> the grass. There were also several meadowlarks in the same area.
>
> Good birding!
> Jim Moore
> Rockville, Maryland
>
> Clive Harris wrote:
>> At 9AM this morning there were 3 juv Upland Sandpipers at the Patton Turf 
>> Farm, Poolesville.  They were in the large turf field, c 200 yds before 
>> you get to the house.  There is a patch of longer grass and they would 
>> disappear into that periodically.
>>  Regards
>>  Clive Harris
>> Cabin John, MD
>>
>>
>>