This afternoon I had a meeting on the east side of town, so I squeezed in a 
 little time to check out Perryman Park near Aberdeen. I only had bins with 
me,  and very little time, but it was pretty clear that the Red-necked 
Phalarope was  absent. There were perhaps 75 shorebirds, including about 10 
KILLDEER,  a few each of GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and 
the  rest peeps. Among the peeps were at least 4 WESTERN SANDPIPERS that I 
could  confidently identify without a scope, the majority of the rest  being 
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS of various age classes. There may have  been better 
birds out there. The habitat is getting really good. 
 
There were also 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL.
 
Joel Martin
Catonsville, MD