The beaver dam (that maintains the water level in Oxbow Lake) was damaged when all the water from the Little Patuxtent River rushed in and then out again.  These shorebirds took advantage of the exposed mud and low water levels:

Killdeer  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  3
Least Sandpiper  10
Pectoral Sandpiper  14

Here's the full report from eBird:

Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel, US-MD
Sep 22, 2011 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)

Comments:     Jay Sheppard's report. 10:30-12:0 Noon, cloudy to partly cloudy, 
temp 78-82, winds SW 3-8 mph. There is lots of water gove from the lake (beaver 
dam damaged due to Irene). Much of the mud near the Egret Tree is already covered 
in grasses, etc.  only the patch on south side of Gallinule Point has a fair 
amount...including at the outlet channel. Found a box turtle at Big Pool 
Bluff....very old adult...but no man-made markings showing.

28 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  3
Wood Duck  35
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Great Blue Heron  3
Green Heron  2
Osprey  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  2
Killdeer  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  3
Least Sandpiper  10
Pectoral Sandpiper  14     (looked carefully for Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - not found)
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  4
Empidonax sp.  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
Carolina Chickadee  12
Tufted Titmouse  15
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  12
Ovenbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Pine Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  15

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD


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