Highlights (only) from Sat-Sun birding on the Island.  Many ebirders around for complete lists. 

  

Sat (10/1) 

  

Lark Sparrow (1) - Bayside Maintenance yard.  Found by Dan Small, Mike Orstrowski, Scott Housten.  Based on plumage, different from bird up by dump station earlier in week. 

  

Clay-colored Sparrow (1) - West end of Bayside C-Loop.  Same area as earlier in week.  With WTSP most of the time. 

  

Wild Turkey (3) - Between Maintenance Yard and E end of A loop.  New for my Assateague list!!  Scott H. has had them twice on the Island in the last week or so.  #296. 

  

Hooded Warbler (1) - Found by the Tricounty Bird Club near the little pond on the Life of the Forest Trail.  Adult male.  My first in October in Worcester. 

  

Sun (10/2) 

  

Clay-colored Sparrow (1) - Continuing at west end of Bayside C-loop. 

  

House Sparrow (1) - Hoffman and Housten.  Around sediment control pond at E end of maintenance yard.  Only my fourth for the Island.  All in October.  Record fall arrival date (prior 10/5)!!  

  

Lark Sparrow (1) - Shell Rd.  First seen by Hoffman, independently found by Housten.  Certainly a different bird from the one yesterday. 

  

Clay-colored Sparrow (1) - Shell Rd.  Makes two for the day. 

  

American Golden Plover (1) - North End ("CUSA flats").  Juv.  Hoffman. 

  

Red Knot (108) - 92 on AI/North End (on beach) and 16 at CUSA flats. Hoffman. 

  

White-rumped Sandpiper (1) - AI/North End/CUSA flats. Hoffman. 

  

Photos of all of these in progress, but I am too tired to deal with that tonight, plus I'll be back out tomorrow... 

  

Good birding, 

Mark Hoffman

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