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Re: Upland Sandpipers, Montgomery County

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James Moore

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James Moore

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Sun, 2 Aug 2009 14:41:19 -0400

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.
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> Regards
>  
> Clive Harris
> Cabin John, MD
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