Short-billed Dowitcher and other shorebirds mentioned by Jared Fisher still
at Lake Needwood around 12 noon today. Dredging work all being done (at
least today) on up lake side of Needwood Rd so mudflats just north of island
relatively undisturbed. Place looks prime for something good to show up over
next few weeks.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg



On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Jared Fisher <>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just got back late this afternoon from a long weekend away and decided to
> stop by lake needwood. Of course, as soon as I got there the skies opened up
> on me, but the shorebirds sure didn't mind. Best was a short-billed
> dowitcher that dropped in during the rain. Also present were 2 semipalmated
> plovers, least  and semi sands, both yellowlegs (the greater also showing up
> with a heavy bit of rain), several spotted  and solitary sandpipers and a
> few killdeer away from most of the action. Not sure if I missed something
> since viewing was pretty difficult in the rain. I was hoping to outlast the
> showers and get some nice views but had to leave after 45 min or so. With
> the dredging, the habitat here is just awesome right now. Best area seems to
> be just north of the island - map link http://goo.gl/maps/8FY3
>
>
> Jared Fisher
> North Bethesda MD
>
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