Betsy Bangert and I did some eastern shore birding after coral frag shopping
in Mardela Springs on Tuesday.  Below are a few highlights:

Ocean City Inlet
Black Scoter - 4
Scoter sp. - 40 (behind south jetty)
Ruddy Turnstone - 10
Brant - 5

Skimmer Island
Great Egret - 1
American Oystercatcher - 2
Osprey - 1

West OC Pond
Ruddy Duck - 9
American Coot - 4
Great Blue Heron - 5
Little Blue Heron - 1
American Black Duck - 7
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1
Osprey - 1
Mallard - 80
Scaup - 3 (greater I believe)
Gadwall - 10
Northern Shoveler - 5
Northern Pintail - 2

Castaways
Brant - 78
Small calidris - 350
Black-bellied Plover - 2
Osprey - 2
American Oystercatcher - 14
Common Loon - 1

Bayside Pond and Marsh
Gadwall - 35
Mallard - 70
American Wigeon - 48
American Coot - 8
American Black Duck - 4
Ruddy Duck - 3
Forsters Tern - 3
White duck - 1

Rt 50 (0.5 miles east of Rockawalkin Rd)
Common Grackle - 40
Brown-headed Cowbird - 700
European Starling - 200
Killdeer - 2

Hurlock WWTP
Ruddy Duck - 1500+
Tree Swallow - 400
Ring-necked Duck - 18
American Pipit - 14
Mallard - 10
Redhead - 7
American Black Duck - 1
American Coot - 2
Lesser Scaup - 2
Canada Goose - 120
Northern Shoveler - 4
Northern Pintail - 2

Good luck to all who chase the phoebe tomorrow!  If I can escape from my 15
hour work day ill stop by.  Cheers and good birding.

Mike Burchett
Bel Air, MD