Kevin Graff and I found a probable Red-necked Stint at the crossover dyke at Hart-Miller Island today. Below is a description of the bird which combines both Kevin's and my notes. We wrote these notes while viewing the bird in good light at about 40 yards with 30X spotting scopes. 



-short black legs. 
-long projection and tail. 

-wings and tail appeared to be about the same length 
-rufous colored edge on scapulars elimated semi sandpiper. 
-plain grey coverts.  
-pale had with dark lore, almost clean eye ring or  superilium. 

-crown streaked with dark bands which appeared  V shapped when looking at the bird head on. 
-smeared breast band with dim streaks. 
-short slim bill. 
-unable to see unwebbed toes since it was in very shallow water. 



Many Least Sandpipers and a couple of Western Sandpipers were seen in the immediate area. There were also Semipalmated Sandpipers nearby for comparison. When we returned and tried to relocate it we found two White-rumped Sandpipers. 



Our complete list is below. 








Joe Hanfman 

Columbia, MD 









Joe Hanfman 

Columbia, MD 

Location:     Hart-Miller Island 
Observation date:     7/19/10 

Canada Goose     89 
Wood Duck     40 
GADWALL       2 
AMERICAN  WIGEON       1 
American Black Duck     6 
Mallard     109 
GREEN -WINGED TEAL       1 
LESSER SCAUP       2 
Ruddy Duck     12 
Pied-billed Grebe     53 
Double-crested Cormorant     17 
Great Blue Heron     14 
Great Egret     7 
Snowy Egret     6 
Little Blue Heron     1 
Black-crowned Night-Heron     1 
Glossy Ibis     6 
Turkey Vulture     1 
Osprey     12 
Semipalmated Plover     1 
Killdeer     18 
Spotted Sandpiper     3 
Greater Yellowlegs     6 
Lesser Yellowlegs     22 
Semipalmated Sandpiper     13 
WESTERN SANDPIPER       3 
Least Sandpiper     310 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER       2 
Dunlin     2 
STILT SANDPIPER       2 
Short-billed Dowitcher (Atlantic)     3 
Laughing Gull     11 
Ring-billed Gull     104 
Herring Gull     3 
Great Black-backed Gull     15 
Least Tern     25 
Caspian Tern     205 
Forster's Tern     3 
Mourning Dove     2 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     2 
Eastern Wood-Pewee     1 
Great Crested Flycatcher     1 
Eastern Kingbird     9 
American Crow     1 
Purple Martin     4 
Tree Swallow     13 
Bank Swallow     5 
Barn Swallow     42 
Carolina Chickadee     1 
House Wren     1 
Marsh Wren     4 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1 
American Robin     1 
Gray Catbird     14 
Northern Mockingbird     2 
European Starling     115 
Cedar Waxwing     2 
Yellow Warbler     4 
Common Yellowthroat     19 
Chipping Sparrow     1 
Song Sparrow     3 
Swamp Sparrow     4 
Northern Cardinal     2 
Blue Grosbeak     2 
Red-winged Blackbird     67 
Common Grackle (Purple)     2 
House Finch     8 
American Goldfinch     17 

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