I was just there before 7am for a quick and only got the red knot.  I was already heading home more than half hour ago and turning back for buffie.   
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From:         Jim Stasz <> 
Sender:       Maryland Birds & Birding <> 
Date:         Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:34:23  
To: <> 
Reply-To:     Jim Stasz <> 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] North Beach Calvert County. 9/25/10 
 
7:30		AM. Buff-breasted Sandpiper & Red Knot.

Jim Stasz <> wrote:

>Hi Folks!
> 
>This morning I birded Sands Road Park from 8:20 until 11:00. This park is  
>located on Sands Road opposite its intersection with Bayard Road. in  
>southwestern Anne Arundel County. There are no trails. The main feature is a  
>grassed mound covering more than 50 acres. This is a former rubblefill  
>converted to grassland, Although not seen today, Grasshopper Sparrows and  Eastern 
>Meadowlarks nest here. The Lincoln's were scattered along the route I  
>walked. The Connecticut was along the edge nearest the Patuxent River woodlands,  
>but in an area dominated by goldenrod and scattered small shrubs.
> 
>Location:     Sands Road Park
>Observation date:   9/23/10
>Notes:     68-80F. Clear. No significant  wind. Walked anticlockwise around 
>the "mound" keeping near the grass/woodland  edge.
>Number of species:     51
>
>Canada Goose   2
>Turkey Vulture     2
>Cooper's Hawk   1
>Red-shouldered Hawk     2
>American  Kestrel     1
>Ring-billed Gull      1
>Mourning Dove     1
>Barred Owl      1
>Chimney Swift     18
>Red-bellied Woodpecker   4
>Downy Woodpecker     6
>Hairy  Woodpecker     1
>Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)   1
>Pileated Woodpecker     2
>Eastern  Phoebe     7
>White-eyed Vireo      3
>Philadelphia Vireo     1
>Red-eyed Vireo   4
>Blue Jay     8
>American Crow   2
>Carolina Chickadee     7
>Tufted  Titmouse     11
>White-breasted Nuthatch      6
>Carolina Wren     1
>House Wren      2
>Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
>Eastern Bluebird   1
>American Robin     1
>Gray Catbird   6
>Northern Mockingbird     1
>Brown  Thrasher     1
>Northern Parula      3
>Magnolia Warbler     3
>Palm Warbler (Western)   12
>Palm Warbler (Yellow)     1
>Black-and-white  Warbler     3
>American Redstart      4
>Connecticut Warbler     1
>Common Yellowthroat   13
>Eastern Towhee     1
>Field Sparrow   5
>Savannah Sparrow (Eastern)     6
>Lincoln's  Sparrow     4
>Swamp Sparrow     1
>Scarlet  Tanager     3
>Northern Cardinal     7
>Blue  Grosbeak     2
>Indigo Bunting      12
>Bobolink     4
>Red-winged Blackbird      13
>American Goldfinch     13
>
>This report was generated  automatically by eBird v2(_http://ebird.org_ 
>(http://ebird.org) )
> 
>Good Birding!
> 
>Jim
> 
>Jim Stasz
>North Beach MD
> (mailto:[log in to unmask])