Hi all,

Birded Somerset Co. Saturday afternoon on the way back from North 
Carolina.  At Rumbly Point Road there was a pair of WHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPERS along with a variety of more common shorebirds (including 
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, DUNLIN, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, etc.).  There were 
also GLOSSY IBIS, lots of singing SEASIDE SPARROWS (at least 20), and a 
few SALTMARSH SPARROWS.

At Deal Island WMA, there was a BLACK-NECKED STILT, which I later saw 
sitting on a nest.  Checking the second atlas, this is one location 
where they have bred in the past.  Good to see!

Sunday morning birded in the vicinity of Bear Swamp Road in Wicomico 
County and found the expected breeding birds (e.g. WORM-EATING WARBLER, 
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, SCARLET and SUMMER 
TANAGERs, etc.).  Was pleasantly surprised by the number of 
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS.  At virtually every stop, a pair popped out of 
the leafs.  At Twilley's Bridge Road near the airport, there was a 
singing NORTHERN BOBWHITE and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS.  Also had my first 
SAM DYKE sighting.

Sunday afternoon briefly stopped by Skimmer Island, where the highlight 
was the continuing RED KNOTS; I counted 23 in all.

Full reports submitted to eBird.

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
PLEASE REPORT YOUR BIRD SIGHTINGS to http://ebird.org/

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