Marshall & Fellow Shorebirders, Shorebirds were pretty scarce at a number of Allegany Co. shorebird sites this weekend. On Saturday, the 17th, the Rouge Lagoon / PPG Ponds (North Branch) had: 1 Green Heron (heard) 1 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Killdeer while the Potomac River at Cumberland had: 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron Similar results on Sunday, the 18th. At PPG, a half dozen Killdeer. On the Potomac at Cumberland: 2 Great Blue Heron 3 Green Heron 1 Lesser Yellowlegs The tarps over the ponds at PPG (North Branch) are very dry. In recent years, these tarps have seemed to be more productive than the former Rouge Lagoon which has become somewhat overgrown. With only a few birds on the tarps, I did not make the trek back to the Rouge Lagoon on either day. Allegany County is very dry. Happy Trails .... Ray Kiddy Cumberland, MD rrkiddy@hereintown.net