I had a singing Yellow-breast Chat in the dense understory along the trail on the backside of Schoolhouse Pond today at lunch.  Chats are somewhat unusual at the pond, probably owing to a lack of the type of habitat they seem to prefer, so it was a nice surprise for the day.   I did not hear the Virginia Rail at lunch today and I haven't had the chance to walk the last two mornings to check than.  Other birds singing included American Redstarts, Northern Parula, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Common Yellowthroats, and Gray Catbirds.  Also of note was one Solitary Sandpiper on the rear mudflats.

Fred Shaffer

Crofton, Anne Arundel

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