This evening I went to check out the tarps at North Branch for shorebirds.
After scanning for about an hour, I was joined by J.B. Churchill. We had
eleven shorebird species with the best being a single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
and a single BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. Complete list follows below:

Location:     North Branch
Observation date:     8/26/09
Number of species:     11

Semipalmated Plover     1
Killdeer     40
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Solitary Sandpiper     2
Greater Yellowlegs     2
Lesser Yellowlegs     3
Semipalmated Sandpiper     5
Least Sandpiper     15
White-rumped Sandpiper     1
Baird's Sandpiper     1
Pectoral Sandpiper     1

You've got to love migration!

David

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David Yeany II, M.S.
IBA Program Assistant
Audubon MD-DC
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Cumberland, MD 21502
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