I spent two hours at Truitt's Landing this morning, picked through a lot of 
teal, most of which remained in the far pond, but no joy.  However, I did 
glance a King Rail, that also vocalized a bit.  Yesterday, I joined Jeff 
Shenot AFTER he had located the teal, but had no luck then.  After Jeff 
left, a King Rail flushed, and I caught a glimpse.  So a slight compensation 
for the missed life bird.

On the way home today I dropped by Chesapeake Farms.  It took me an hour to 
find him, but when I did he showed nicely.  And he appears to have all his 
tail feathers.  Can retrices grow that quickly, or was Les mistaken?  I shot 
some video, and if it's any good, it will be appearing on YouTube in the 
near future.

More gruesome details of a not-real-spectacular Ocean City birding weekend 
to follow, if I get the energy and chance.

I would like to add, however, that the dawn launch of Snow Geese was 
spectacular both mornings.  I estimated about 5,000 yesterday at George 
Island Landing Rd, and had caculated 10,000 this morning before a second and 
third wave of equal or more magnitude appeared, though I cannot say for 
certain they weren't making a wide circle.  So perhaps 30,000+.  And not a 
tiny one among them, that I could see.