I arrived at Swan Creek just as Matt was leaving
	(thanks for the tip on the White-rumped Sandpiper, Matt)
	and wanted to add some birds from down at the viewing platform
	down the lane (NOT the service Road) to the right of the flagpole:

	Snowy Egrets ~ 3 (including two in "high-breeding" plumage with
		very bright red feet and bare parts at the base of the bill)
	Little Blue Herons ~ 2, one adult plumage, one in juvenile	 
(virtually all
		white save for a few smudges of gray on the throat, but definitely
		blue at the base of the bill)
	Least terns ~ a pair chasing each other while fishing
	Cattle Egret ~ 1
	Great Egret ~ 2
	Mute swans ~ 2  (should someone notify DNR?)

	Leo Weigant


On May 24, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Matt Hafner wrote:

> I took a lunchtime trip to Swan Creek today, but failed to refind  
> the Long-billed Curlew.  I was hoping it was just roosting  
> somewhere else last night and would come back today to feed.
>
> There were some shorebirds present though:
>
> Semipalmated Plover - 1
> Killdeer - 1
> Spotted Sandpiper - 2
> Semipalmated Sandpiper - 4
> Least Sandpiper - 8
> White-rumped Sandpiper - 1
> peep sp. - 8
> Dunlin - 4
>
> Hope it comes back!
>
> Matt Hafner
> Forest Hill, MD
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Shenot <>
> To: 
> Sent: Tue, May 24, 2011 11:49 am
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Longbilled curlew at swan creek now
>
>
> With ridiculous optimism, I've been looking in Spring and Fall  
> everytime I pass
> he fields near Brandywine, where the 1987 bird was seen.  That bird  
> was around
> or a couple weeks.  Is this (yesterday's) bird the first one since  
> then?
> I'm guessing MDOsprey will be getting lots of hits today and  
> tomorrow from folks
> hecking to see if its been re-sighted!
> Jeff Shenot
> room MD
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