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Re: Pectoral Sandpipers and more in Washington Co.

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Bill Hubick

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Bill Hubick

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Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:56:37 -0700

Hi Bob,

Many thanks for the background information. I always thoroughly appreciate your sharing your records! In this case, though, I believe Brad was sharing his personal records versus all-time count records. 

For fun, my records for these shorebirds in Washington Co. are:

Pectoral Sandpiper, 1, flooded field behind Boonsboro WWTP, 5/25/08 with John Hubbell

Semipalmated Sandpiper, 2, Hagerstown Airport, 9/6/2008. This was during Tropical Storm Hanna with Stasz, Tom Feild, Stan Arnold, and John Hubbell. We also had the first county Ruddy Turnstone on that date, our consolation for not heading to the coast for jaegers and Sooty Terns!

Thanks, Bob!

Bill

Bill Hubick
Pasadena, Maryland

http://www.billhubick.com


--- On Tue, 4/27/10, Bob Ringler <> wrote:

> From: Bob Ringler <>
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Pectoral Sandpipers and more in Washington Co.
> To: 
> Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 7:35 PM
> 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 ˝ 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 
>