On my return trip to Annapolis from working in Calvert County, I
briefly checked again for the WEKI in the afternoon.  No such luck.

I decided to make a quick trip out to Mayo Beach / Beverly Beach just
on the off chance that the bird made it to the Bay and decided to
forgo crossing.  I could've chosen Shady Side, Dent Road, etc with
that same thought in mind, but time did not allow such an adventure.
At Mayo Beach there was a flyover MERLIN making the many Forster's
Terns tilt their heads and stare towards the skies.  And at Beverly
Beach, I spotted a PIED-BILLED GREBE lounging fairly far out in the
Bay.  Finally, there was one larger-looking bird perched on the
fishing nets (off of Beverly Beach) with the DC Cormorants.  Brown
Pelican?  Perhaps.  But a positive ID of this elusive county bird
remains...  elusive.

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
West Annapolis, MD




On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 5:45 PM, chris murray <> wrote:
> 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
>