The American Golden-plover was still there at 
1:00 p.m. on November 11, although difficult to 
find at first, as it was hunkered down in dead 
grasses on the North side of Fulton Pond to keep 
out of the wind, which was bitingly cold.  In 
fact, I probably would not have found it at all 
if Robert Parsons hadn't come along and located 
it.  After a few minutes, the bird emerged into 
the open field and it was there, being digiscoped 
by Kurt Schwarz, when I left at about 1:15.

Other birds at the pond, which is alongside Route 
216 in Howard County, included 3 Killdeer, 6 
Ring-billed Gulls, a female Green-winged Teal and 
the tame, uncountable Mute Swan.

The white Turkeys in the farm behind the pond 
looked every bit as relaxed as the many Canada 
Geese in the fields in front of them, but in view 
of the national holiday coming up in less than 
two weeks, they probably shouldn't have been.

Michael Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda


At 09:58 AM 11/11/2011, Marcy Stutzman wrote:
>Jay Sheppard and I arrived just as Michael 
>O'Sullivan was leaving (and two other birders 
>arrived as we were leaving). The plover could 
>only be seen from the area next to the end of 
>the sidewalk as it was hunkered down on the 
>southern edge of the pond (to your left as you 
>are looking at the pond). The sidewalk is along 
>Rte 216 in front of an elementary school. Two 
>other birders arrived as we were leaving around 
>7:40 a.m. It was cold and windy (Conditions: 39 °F, Wind WNW at 6-11 mph).
>
>Marcy Stutzman
>russett, MD
>

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Bethesda, MD  20817
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