Hi all --

The Northern Wheatear near Wilmington Delware has not been seen since
Sunday's storm. It may have perished but apparently the area where it was
found (Fox Point Park) did not get much snow. It could have simply moved  to
a more sheltered area nearby or it may have drifted south in front of the
punishing north winds.

The park was not that far from Maryland so if the bird did move south, it
could be somewhere in the state. Most vagrant Wheatears seem to be found
near ocean- or waterfront, where there is open ground and food. Maybe Sandy
Point?

I am sure our little visitor would have preferred being in the Mediterranean
or Africa with the rest of the wintering Wheatears, but she took a wrong
turn somewhere and ended up in a most unlikely spot.

Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD