Date: 6/21/12 10:46 pm
From: Stephen Hersey <sherseydc...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Least Terns, Anacostia River



Following is a sighting from Dave Boltz:
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> Today I drove a van full of folks to Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Prince George�s County for a pontoon boat trip on the Anacostia river. Upon arriving I noticed 2 small Terns flying near the dock. Even without my binoculars I could see that they were too small for Forster�s and lacked the more deeply forked tail of that species. Then they started calling the incessant �ki-dee, ki-dee�, diagnostic of the Least Tern. One other birder has already reported these on e-bird, so it was good to know I was not seeing and hearing things. Besides not usually seeing this species very often in the DC area, I also think them to be extremely early.
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> Dave Boltz
> Alexandria/Fairfax Co., VA

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