Yesterday evening, I positioned myself at the end of Riley Roberts Rd 
(Somerset County) to watch the dusk wader flight and watched quite a 
show. The stars were the Black-crowned Night-Herons. I counted 138(!) as 
they flew out from the south marsh, over the road, and into the marsh at 
the north, all very vocal in the process. A very entertaining event. 
Some other notables, detected at or after dusk:

American Bittern - 2
Great Blue Heron - 9
Great Egret - 16
Snowy Egret - 3
Tricolored Heron - 5
Clapper Rail - 3
Virginia Rail - 1
Boat-tailed Grackle - 40 - roosting in the marsh east of the boat ramp

I've also posted a photo of the Redpoll on Assategue (1/28): 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142@N04/6789019493/in/photostream

Rob Ostrowski
Crofton, MD


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