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Eastern Shore birding 5/16/10

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Jim Brighton

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Jim Brighton

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Sun, 16 May 2010 20:47:01 -0400

I birded around the mid and upper shore today.  Here are a few highlights.

Lewistown Rd flooded field-- Talbot County
Semipalmated Plover -- 78
Least Sandpiper --120
Semipalmated Sandpiper--25
Dunlin --8

Rt 309 Pond west -- QA County
Semipalmated Plover -- 25
Dunlin -- 12
Least Sandpiper -- 15
Semipalmated Sandpiper -- 4
White-rumped Sandpiper -- 1

Langford/Brices Mill Rd -- Kent County
Nashville Warbler -- 1
Least Flycatcher -- 1
White-breasted Nuthatch -- 2

Langford Rd pond -- Kent County
Semipalmated Plover -- 1
Greater Yellowlegs -- 1
Lesser Yellowlegs -- 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper --4
Least Sandpiper -- 2
Short-billed Dowitcher --2
Vesper Sparrow -- 1 (singing)

Rt. 298 pond -- Kent County
Semipalmated Plover -- 21
Lesser Yellowlegs -- 6
Least Sandpiper --35
Solitary Sandpiper --1

Rt 313 flooded field -- QA County
Black-bellied Plover -- 83
Semipalmated Plover -- 78
Lesser Yellowlegs --15
Least Sandpiper -- 115
Semipalmated Sandpiper -- 13
White-rumped Sandpiper -- 3
Pectoral Sandpiper -- 3
Dunlin -- 24
Solitary Sandpiper -- 2

Hecht Rd -- Caroline County
Chat -- 2

Plummer Rd flooded fields -- Caroline County
Greater Yellowlegs -- 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper --1
Least Sandpiper -- 3

Kibler Rd flooded fields-- Caroline County
Least Sandpiper -- 20
Semipalmated Sandpiper -- 6
White-rumped Sandpiper -- 2

Tanyard marshes -- Caroline County
Semipalmated Sandpiper -- 2
Least Sandpiper -- 20
White-rumped Sandpiper -- 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper -- 4
Common Moorhen -- 1

Harris Rd -- Caroline County
American Redstart -- 2 (M/F)
Yellow Warbler -- 1
White-breasted Nuthatch -- 2
Summer Tanager -- 2 (M/F)
Scarlet Tanager -- 2 (M/F)
Vesper Sparrow -- 1 Spooked off road noticed white outer tail
feathers.  Was able to get great binocular looks.

Jim Brighton
Easton, MD