To lend some credence to the effect of certain birders . . . when I arrived 
around noon, after passing Dave Powell, Duvall Sollers and JB Churchill, things 
were pretty quiet. The flycatcher made an appearance of a few seconds, thanks 
to Fred Shaffer's spotting. That was it until about 1:50, when only Jeff 
Culler and I were left. Then who should come down the trail, walking dogs and with 
no bins in hand, than Hank Kaestner, who of course spotted the bird 
immediately. For the next 10-15 minutes we had several extended views, including scope 
views. What can I say, some got it and the rest of us . . .

I would be interested in hearing what some of the empid experts say about the 
extensive, or near complete, orange lower mandible. Kaufmann does mention 
that young Hammond's may have more light color there.

One other bird worth mentioning was a very late Osprey spotted by Paul Noell.

Joel Martin
Catonsville, MD