Irene appeared to have the opposite effect when it came to flooding. The storm actually drained the bay. 

At Sandy Point, there are a few pools that fill quite easily with summer storms that were empty. But a new (small) channel had been carved in the North end of the beach.

I too only noticed only a few flooded fields in my travels, that seemed to disappear within a day or so.

For all the excitement, Irene only offered up Black Terns in QA and AA for my personal lists. I think I'd have traded those for power (we're still out), and the expense of removing downed trees! ; )

That... and just think of how many Connecticut and Mourning Warblers decided NOT to put down in my yard because of all of the fumes and noise from dozens of generators! 

Good Birding,

Dan
St. Margaret's, MD
Nervousbirdsatgmail.com

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On Sep 1, 2011, at 8:25 AM, Jim Green <> wrote:

> Hi everybody: 
> 
> Dave Powell and I spent most of the day in the above mentioned counties. We made very many stops, esp. in St. Mary's County where the hurricane damage was visible everywhere. We were expecting to find numerous flooded fields and puddles but they were surprisingly nonexistent.
> 
> We started the day at Point Lookout but after parking and walking to the point we were told that this area was closed. We walked the fort area for an hour and migrants were thin. Dave saw a Magnolia Warbler. We had a few American Redstarts and a couple Veeries. We heard one Red-headed Woodpecker.
> 
> We had 2 more (Adult) Red-headed Woodpeckers on Cornfield Harbor Road. In the water at the end of Long Neck Road there were 3 Black Terns flying around. In the field on the way out we saw 12 Least Sandpipers and 2 Greater Yellowlegs.
> 
> At Elms Park we did not have any shorebirds but did have 2 Snowy Egrets. We had another adult Red-headed Woodpecker here.
> 
> We checked the Beauvue ponds and the St. Mary's County Waste Water Treatment plant and found nothing of note at either and then headed for Charles County.
> 
> We drove to the end of Morgantown Road and found completely different shorebirds than what John Hubbell reported earlier. We had several Semipalmated Sandpipers (Dave's 118th Closeout). We were also rewarded with a Black Tern flying over the small pond.
> 
> We had about 60-70 Bobolinks flying around in a field of Sorghum just off of Rt. 301 south of Rt. 236.
> 
> Allens Fresh was beyond low tide and the tide was coming in when we arrived and we had no shorebirds whatsoever.
> 
> Our last stop was in Prince Georges County at Mt. Calvert. We were able to pick up at leat 3, possible 4 Black Terns flying over the river and with an assist from a swooping Bald Eagle were able to confirm them in both Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties.
> 
> All in all we were pleased with our day, having seen Black Terns in 4 counties and picking up some other county ticks as well.
> 
> 
> Jim Green
> Gaithersburg, MD
> 
> work in moderation,BIRD IN EXCESS!!!
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