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["Patricia" <larnersky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all

This afternoon Pat & I went out to the Swoope area first to see if the rains 
dropped any Shorebird migrants in . The only good place for any Shorebirds 
would of been Smith's Pond where the water drops during the summer months which 
in turn develops some fairly good mud flats . Well the only Shorebirds there 
this afternoon were one Solitary , two Spotted & three Semipalmated Sandpiper. 
Also there were 23 Wood Duck . But the best bird found there were four Sedge 
Wren's singing away on the back side of the pond . After leaving Smith's we 
were delighted with a male Northern Harrier hunting in an open field on Livick 
Rd. ( Rt. 707 ).

Our next stop was Leonard's Pond in Rockingham County ( Rt. 678 ) . This 
northern pond in the past has had some very good Shorebird migrants . To say 
the least we were not disappointed . At Leonard's Pond were a small number of 
Shorebirds but the best bird was a Baird's Sandpiper . Below is a list of all 
Shorebirds seen there this afternoon .

Semipalmated Plover -- 1
Killdeer -- 4
Solitary Sandpiper -- 1
Spotted -- 2
Pectoral -- 7
Least -- 3
Baird's -- 1

All in all not a bad afternoon of birding in two Counties .

Allen & Pat Larner
Staunton