As Rob Hilton notes, I did see a Stilt Sandpiper, still with a trace of 
its rufous facial mask, at the Brown Station Road recycling pond around 
7:30am this morning.  It was on the point of land that juts almost into 
the middle of the pond from the right when I arrived.  But I had lost 
track of it by the time Rob arrived (sorry Rob!).  Not sure if it flew 
off or might still be hanging around.

The roost of Black Vultures was also noteworthy.  I did a rough count of 
300, with more blocked from my view by the island.

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
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On 7/17/2010 11:17 AM, Rob Hilton wrote:
> I was at Brown Station Road pond this morning.  While there I ran into Jim Moore, who had earlier seen a Stilt Sandpiper still with some breeding plumage.  Unfortunately I was unable to relocate it.  Other shorebirds I saw were Least and Solitary Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Killdeer.  There were dozens of Black Vultures, most of them on the muddy shore, some Mallards and Canada Geese, and a Belted Kingfisher.  Nothing I heard sounded like a Dickcissel.
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