Fun Stuff!� Earlier this summer, I went to a game the day after seeing the Juv. Brown Pelican on the river just a foul ball hit away from the stadium.� I bet Nighthawks will fill the skies during night games in the fall.
Jason
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From: Nicholas Lund <nicholas.lund...>
To: <mdbirding...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 11:21 PM
Subject: [MDBirding] raptor show at Nationals Park
Hi all-
The highlights of an otherwise disastrous evening at Nationals Park tonight both had wings.� Early in the game, I saw an OSPREY with a fish (I assume) in its talons flying in towards the stadium from left field.� The bird then perched atop the left field foul pole (during the game!) for a moment, before taking off across the whole stadium and out towards the river.� It (or another Osprey) later returned and perched near (on?) the lights in center field near the scoreboard.
Just a minute or two after the first Osprey arrived, another bird came zooming over the stadium - in from left field and out over the seats behind home plate - a PEREGRINE FALCON.
Good birding!
Nick Lund
Silver Spring, MD
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