I have had the opportunity to bird in Worcester County on six days since late August. Highlights below for the record (and photo links) in chronolgocial order. Any data base references subject to R. Ringler's correction...
08-27
Assateague Island/Bayside/Point (w/Stasz)
Merlin - 1 (third earliest fall record in the data base)
Assateague Island/Bayside/Inland
Black Tern - 1
Assateague Island/Causeway
Northern Shoveler - 4 (second earliest)
Assateague Island/State Park (marsh south of Causeway)
Marbled Godwit - 2 (fly-bys headed north, photos (2) at http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/127887085 )
Black Tern - 1
09-03
Ocean City Inlet (Hurricane Earl, w/multiple observers, Jim Brighton already posted the highlights, and I managed to not adequately see a SOTE again...).
Pics of
Sandwich Tern ( http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128318055 )
Parastic Jaeger ( http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128317110 , nice for the look and feel of the day, we did see it well enough to id...)
Black Tern ( http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128317144 )
Also Jim didn't mention we had 4 Common Eiders as well, month bird and first data base record for September, these birds appear to have been here all summer. Pics at http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128317217 .
West OC Pond
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 (juv, pic at http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128317991 ) Always tough in WC.
09-04
Assateague Island/Causeway (because the Island was closed until about 0710, the cars were allowed to park on the causeway and the heron/egret show was great):
Great Blue Heron 2
Snow y Egret 400
Little Blue Heron 150
Tricolored Heron 40
Great Egret 200
Assateague Island/Bayside/Point (there was a decent flight this today, too bad couldn't get there early, vireos good too)
American Redstart - 30
Black-and-white Warbler - 2
warbler (sp.) - 27
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Cape May Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 3
Nashville Warbler - 1
Warbling Vireo - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 13
Assateague Island/Bayside/Inland
Lark Sparrow - 1 (previously reported; four pics at http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128215814 )
Fleming Mill Rd at Dividing Creek
Prothonatary Warbler - 1
09/05
Assateague Island/Bayside/Point (not much flight)
American Redstart - 11
warbler (sp) - 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Dickcissel - 1
Least Flycatcher - 1
Chandler Rd
Summer Tanager - 1
Yellow-throated Warbler - 1
Murry Sod Farm
Killdeer - 45
Least Sandpiper - 2
Black-bellied Plover - 1
American Golden Plover - 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper -1 ( http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/128317798 , not too close)
09/06
Assateague Island/Bayside Point (minimal flight)
Northern Parula - 1
American Redstart - 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Cape May Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 1
Summer Tanager - 1 (uncommon on AI)
Assateague Island/Life of the Marsh Trail Parking Lot
Warbling Vireo - 1
Murry Sod Farm
Killdeer - 34
Least Sandpiper - 5
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 2 (more photos, but distant)
09/09
Assateague Island/Bayside/Point (previously reported)
Lark Sparrow - 1 (no pictures :)
Murry Sod Farm
Killdeer - 21
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 2 (more distant photos)
Semipalmated Plover - 1
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