Hi all,
    I did some birding on the Eastern Shore the past two days. I
started the day on Friday listening for turkeys at dawn in Queen
Anne's County with Jim Green. We then made a whirlwind tour of most of
the counties on the Eastern Shore over the next 36 hours. We were
often joined by other birders. Some of the main highlights were Stilt
Sandpiper on Kibler Rd in Caroline (spotted by Jim), Short-billed
Dowitcher on Shilo-church Rd in Dorchester (from Dan Small), and
Cattle Egret in Caroline and Talbot seen from Kingston Landing (Bill
Hubick). Some other highlights (skipping many spots with no new birds)
follow. All FOYs refer to me only.

4/16
  Millington WMA, Kent Co. (with Jim Green)
    Common Yellowthroat (FOY for me)
    Louisiana Waterthrush
    Ovenbird (FOY)
    White-eyed Vireo (FOY)
    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
    Hermit Thrush (singing)

  Woodyard Rd, Caroline and QA Counties (with Jim)
     Wild Turkey (both counties)

  Hecht Rd, Caroline Co. (with Jim)
     White-eyed Vireo
     Ovenbird
     Pine Warbler
     Black-and-white Warbler (FOY)

  Diggins Rd, Caroline Co. (with Jim)
     Grasshopper Sparrow (FOY)

   Kibler Rd area, Caroline Co. (with Jim Green and Dave Powell)
      Stilt Sandpiper (spotted by Jim, viewed from Plummers Ln. not
present on 4/17)
      Greater Yellowlegs
      Lesser Yellowlegs
      Pectoral Sandpiper
      American Pipit
      Vesper Sparrow

  North Tara Rd, Dorchester Co. (with Jim)
      White-eyed Vireo
      Red-breasted Nuthatch
      Pine Warbler
      Black-and-white Warbler
      Prairie Warbler (FOY)
      Ovenbird
      Yellow-rumped Warbler
      Field Sparrow

  Mardela Springs, Wicomico Co. (with Jim)
      Sharp-shinned Hawk

  Nassawango Area, Wicomico and Worcester Counties (with Jim)
      Wild Turkey
      Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
      Hermit Thrush
      Prothonotary Warbler (FOY)
      Yellow-throated Warbler (FOY)
      Louisiana Waterthrush
      Prairie Warbler
      Pine Warbler
      Ovenbird
      Common Yellowthroat
      Whip-poor-will (with Jim, Rob Ostrowski, Bill Hubick, and John Hubbell)

  George Island Landing, Worcestor (with Jim, Rob, Bill, and John)
       Clapper Rail

4/17
  Truitt's Landing (same group, acting on rail reports from others)
       Sora
       King Rail
       Clapper Rail
       Virginia Rail
       Seaside Sparrow (singing at 2 a.m.)

  Fleming Mill Rd, Somerset and Worcester (same group)
      Red-eyed Vireo (FOY)
      Wood Thrush (FOY)
      Yellow-throated Warbler
      Worm-eating Warbler (FOY)
      Northern Parula (FOY)
      Prothonotary Warbler
      Louisiana Waterthrush

   Crisfield, Somerset Co. (with many people)
      Snowy Egret (FOY)
      Great Egret
      Glossy Ibis (FOY)
      Northern Harrier

   The White-faced Ibis spot along 113
      Glossy Ibis - 110 (took flight just as we began scanning. We
didn't get the White-faced)

   Shilo-church Rd, Dorchester (with Bill and Rob)
       Lesser Yellowlegs
       Greater Yellowlegs
       The Short-billed Dowitcher seen by Bill and Rob the previous
day was not present

   Kibler Rd, Caroline (with Bill and Rob)
       Lesser Yellowlegs
       Greater Yellowlegs
       Pectoral Sandpiper
       Least Sandpiper
       Solitary Sandpiper
       Cooper's Hawk
       Vesper Sparrow

    Choptank Rd, Caroline Co. (with Bill and Rob)
       Least Tern

    Skeleton Creek Rd, Caroline Co. (with Bill and Rob)
       Blue-winged Teal
       Green-winged Teal
       American Kestrel
       Greater Yellowlegs

    Tanyard Marsh, Caroline Co. (with Bill and Rob)
        Blue-winged Teal
        Boneparte's Gull
        Wilson's Snipe

     Kingston Landing, Talbot Co. (with Bill and Rob)
        Cattle Egret, both counties, spotted by Bill

     King's Creek, Talbot Co. (with Bill and Rob)
         Wild Turkey
         Yellow-throated Vireo

I'm sure I left some things out, but it is well past bed time.

Mike Ostrowski
North Bethesda