I was also down at Hain's Pt in the fog yesterday morning and had no luck finding the Long-tailed Duck reported on Friday. The highlight was over 3000 Lesser Scaup, which I feel was a low count b/c the fog prevented me seeing ducks at a distance.
Hugh
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Frank Hawkins <a.f.a.hawkins...>wrote:
> An interesting mix of birds on the Potomac today following the mist and > rain- notably 94 Horned Grebes and three peregrines. Ebird list follows. > > Frank Hawkins > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <do-not-reply...> > Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 10:27 PM > Subject: eBird Report - East Potomac Park--Hains Pt., Feb 23, 2013 > To: <a.f.a.hawkins...> > > > East Potomac Park--Hains Pt., District of Columbia, US-DC > Feb 23, 2013 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM > Protocol: Traveling > 2.0 mile(s) > Comments: Total count includes section between 14th st bridge and > memorial bridge, to the mouth of the anacostia > 16 species > > Canada Goose 600 > American Black Duck 2 > Mallard 25 > Greater Scaup 12 in a flock by the mouth of the tidal basin on the > Potomac > Lesser Scaup 2100 approximate count- about 1900 in the group by the > airforce base, about 200 others scattered in Washington Channel and on > Potomac > Bufflehead 5 > Common Loon 1 > Horned Grebe 94 includes a tight flock of about 25 and about 22 > others between 14th st bridge and memorial, 7 in with the lesser scaup in > the mouth of the anacostia, another flock of 25 between hains and the > airport, and the others scattered amongst the gulls and scaup between > hains and the 14th st railway bridge. > Double-crested Cormorant 55 minimum- two flocks of 20 and 25 upriver > Cooper's Hawk 1 > Bald Eagle 1 > Killdeer 16 > Ring-billed Gull 1000 > Herring Gull 200 > Great Black-backed Gull 20 > Peregrine Falcon 3 the adult pair from the 14th st railway bridge (I > presume) were flying over the river between the 14th st bridge and memorial > bridge, and another, possibly a young bird, flew east higher overhead > > View this checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13165614 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) > > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. > To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on > the web at http://www.mdbirding.com > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > > >
-- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C.
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