Nico, thanks for the heads up! It's about time we got one here in
Maryland. Any coastal area or lake shore with open rocky shoreline, sand
dunes with fence lines, grazing fields with fence lines, or larger
sandpits or quarries are preferred habitats for this species. They feed on
the ground but like to perch on fence posts, large rocks, dirt piles,
compost piles etc. Perhaps this rainfall will push down something good
overnight

Good birding!

Frode Jacobsen
Windsor Mill, MD 21244

> Hey everyone-
>
> Just thought I'd draw attention, for those who don't know already, to the
> numbers of Wheatears that have been moving recently. In the last week,
> Northern Wheatears have appeared in OH, CT, and NJ. I'm thinking of doing
> Hart-Miller this Saturday for the fall count, as it seems as good a place
> as any for a Wheatear to show up.
>
> Nico Sarbanes
> Baltimore
>