I spent much of the afternoon at Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, where I was able
to relocate the AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER reported yesterday by John Hubbell
and the Fallons.  It was in the middle of the large, mostly bare field
beyond the ponds behind the Visitor Center, loosely associating with a flock
of Killdeer.  Also present in the field were 5 or 6 Dunlin.  There were 20+
yellowlegs of both species and a few Green-winged Teal on the larger pond.
 I did not see any of the White-rumped Sandpipers.


Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)