After leaving Black Walnut Point and the 6 (Atlantic) Brant behind I stopped
at Pickering Creek to look for the Clay-colored Sparrow but I did not find
it. As a consolation prize I got a Golden Eagle.

Golden Eagle  1     First spotted by Charles ? of the Talbot Club.
Sub-adult, very small pointed head, soared in a shallow "V", white patches
on the underside of wing contained many brown feathers, the white at the
base of tail was a grayish white and extended completely across the tail.

On my way home I stopped by Swan Creek and found some late shorebirds plus
Ring-necked Ducks and Canvasback. No sign of Matt's Orange-crowned Warbler.

Swan Creek Wetland--Cox Creek DMCF, Anne Arundel, US-MD (partial list)
Canvasback  1
Ring-necked Duck  2     Male & female in the North Cell. Vertical white
stripe on side showed well on the male.
Semipalmated Plover  1
Killdeer  3
Greater Yellowlegs  1
White-rumped Sandpiper  1     North Cell on the south edge. Large peep with
streaks on the side, heavy bill with a slight droop, wings extending past
the tail.
Dunlin  3
Stilt Sandpiper  1     North cell on the south edge. Saw next to a GRYE.
Long drooping bill with white stripe above eye, still has some streaking on
the flanks, grayish in winter plumage.



-- 
Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD

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