I spent a few days in Worcester County this past week, birding primarily 
Assateague Island but also a handful of inland locations. When I first 
got to Bayside point on Tuesday afternoon, I was surprised to find the 
trees holding a great share of migrants:

Black-and-white Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 6
American Redstart - 4
Northern Parula - 2
Magnolia Warbler - 6
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Blackpoll Warbler - 11
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3
Wilson's Warbler - 1

This was likely my last hoorah with migrant warblers until the fall. The 
next morning's activity at Bayside was much reduced, but a Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak, Redstart, and Chestnut-sided Warbler lingered. After that, 
they were done. The next two days I struggled to find a single 
Blackpoll, probably the same female each day, which showed particularly 
bright yellowish marking on the breast and supraloral area.

On 5/23, I got word from Scott Housten that he had relocated the 
White-faced Ibis which Dan Small had found on 5/11 on Newport Bay Dr.. 
When I saw the bird a few hours later, it was located in the small pond, 
along with two Glossy Ibis, opposite of address 11423. Photo: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142@N04/7275992936/in/photostream

A sea watch on 5/23 was active:

Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 1 - rarely seen from land in May
Northern Gannet - 4 - all subadults
Brown Pelican - 36
Black Tern - 4 - all adults
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Pomarine/Parasitic Jaeger - 3

The morning of 5/24's highlights included a Least Flycatcher and 
White-rumped Sandpiper in Bayside Campground. The big highlight of the 
day though came in the afternoon, when, while I was standing on the 
causeway, a White-winged Dove bombed in from the east, right in front of 
me! The bird landed in a pine stand at the corner of Bayberry Dr, where 
I was extremely lucky to be able to refind it, perched on a branch. 
Unfortunately, the only photo equipment I had on me was my cell phone, 
but it was enough to get documentation: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142@N04/sets/72157629917045706/

My final sea watch on 5/25 was slow, but a single Sooty Shearwater was 
the exception. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144142@N04/7275698604/

Rob Ostrowski
Crofton, MD


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