Brad, Bill, & others, 

   Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers are very good birds in Washington County, however they are not the third and second county records respectively. Records of Semi in Washington County previously ranged from May 3 to June 7 and August 11 to October 2. Records of Pectoral Sandpiper ranged from March 11 to May 26 and August 4 to October 27. So the Semi Sand is a new county arrival record. Most of the county shorebird records are from farm ponds in the 1970s. Others come from Big Pool, Blairs Valley, and other ponds in recent years . 

Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 
 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hubick" <> 
To:  
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 6:50:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Posting for Brad Lanning--Pectoral Sandpipers and more in Washington Co. 

Hi Everyone, 

Brad Lanning provided the following additional information on shorebirds on Route 66 in Washington Co. This is about as good as Washington Co. shore-birding gets. :) 

"Thanks Bill, the field is just west of Horsehoe Ln. about a ½ mi. west 
of the circle. I park next to the gate at the beginning of the driveway 
so I am out of the way of any back and forth traffic. I have spoken 
with several of the land-owners and they are all nice folks who don't 
mind us watching birds there as long as we are out of the way of traffic 
and we stay on the driveway. Viewing is ideal from just past where the 
water runs over the driveway. Walking slowly is best and the birds are 
feeding and quite content. The Teal look as if they and the Mallards 
are trying to nest near the spring pond.  Photography is great from the 
driveway!  Good luck! 

Semi-palmated sandpiper 3rd county record, pectoral 2nd thanks to you 
and John., looks very promising in the next few weeks. Also there has 
been a major draw down at the Warner Hollow Res. Good shorebird habitat 
yielded 2 Spotted and 1 Solitary, also a great place to check if you 
happen to be in the area. Thanks again for posting on these uncommon 
visitors!!" 

Good birding, 

Bill 

Bill Hubick 
Pasadena, Maryland 
 
http://www.billhubick.com 


--- On Tue, 4/27/10, Bill Hubick <> wrote: 
> 
> I received the following from Brad Lanning regarding 
> shorebirds at a flooded field on Route 66 south of Cavetown 
> in Washington Co. In particular, the Pectorals are a tough 
> species in the county... 
> 
> Pectoral - 7 
> Solitary - 3 
> Spotted - 2 
> Semipalmated [not sure which- 1 
> Blue-winged Teal - 2 
> Lesser Yellowlegs - 5