Lots of good birds to chase have kept me busy these last few days.  Dan Haas
and I stopped off at Gov. Bridge Natural area on Sunday afternoon to see
what we could turn up.  We had a few nice migrant flocks that had some nice
birds including a drab Cape May Warbler, a couple Grey Cheeked Thrushes, a
FOS Yellow bellied sapsucker and a Philadelphia Vireo.

The following day I received work of a Connecticut Warbler found by Mikey
Lutmerding at Gov Bridge so I raced over to try and find it (Lifer for me).
Dan Haas and Stan Arnold were already there.  No luck on the Connecticut,
but I did have a nice little flock including a FOS DARK EYED JUNCO.  Dan
Haas got a call about the BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Swan Creek found by
Bill Hubick so we sped (literally) up try and get this one.  After two
downpoars, Dan found the bird in the south cell feeding amongst some kill
deers.  I will get soaked anyday for a county bird of this caliper.  Also
amongst the flock of shorebirds were several least sandpipers, 2 semi
plovers, and the WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER found earlier in the day by Stan
Arnold.

Lastly today I rushed over to Muddy Creek Rd. to try and find the Western
Kingbird found by Tyler Bell.  Dan Haas, Joe Hanfan , Tyler Bell, and myself
stuck around for about an hour, but the bird did not return.  I may give it
a go tomorrow morning.  Complete lists are as follows:

*Gov Bridge Sunday 9-27*
Turkey Vulture     6
Laughing Gull     1
Mourning Dove     2
Barred Owl     1
Chimney Swift     3
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER (FOS)     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1
Pileated Woodpecker     3
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO     1
Red-eyed Vireo     7
Blue Jay     4
Carolina Chickadee     9
Tufted Titmouse     8
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Carolina Wren     5
House Wren     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Eastern Bluebird     4
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH     2
Wood Thrush     2
Gray Catbird     11
Northern Mockingbird     2
Northern Parula     2
Magnolia Warbler     1
CAPE MAY WABLER     1
Black-and-white Warbler     2
American Redstart     3
Common Yellowthroat     4
Scarlet Tanager     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Northern Cardinal     10
Indigo Bunting     4
Common Grackle     2
House Finch     1
American Goldfinch     3

*Gov Bridge Mon 9-28*
Green Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     2
Rock Pigeon     1
Chimney Swift     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     2
Pileated Woodpecker     1
White-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     1
Carolina Chickadee     3
Tufted Titmouse     3
Carolina Wren     3
House Wren     2
Gray Catbird     6
Northern Mockingbird     1
Magnolia Warbler     1
Black-throated Blue Warbler     1
Common Yellowthroat     2
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     1
DARK-EYED JUNCO (FOS)
Northern Cardinal     4
Indigo Bunting     3
Common Grackle     800
American Goldfinch     2

*Swan Creek Mon 9-29*
Canada Goose     22
Peregrine Falcon     1
Semipalmated Plover     2
Killdeer     11
Lesser Yellowlegs     2
Semipalmated Sandpiper     1
Least Sandpiper     14
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER     1
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER     1

Good Birding
Chris Murray
Annapolis