Date: 3/17/13 11:23 am
From: Scott Loss <scottrloss...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: Georgetown Reservoir - Long-tailed Duck


On Sunday, March 17, 2013 11:11:18 AM UTC-4, Scott Loss wrote:
> A drake Long-tailed Duck was in the east end of the Georgetown Reservoir this morning with two Horned Grebes. The Long-tailed was displaying to no one (wagging its tail back and forth, spreading wings, etc.).
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> I also stopped briefly along the Potomac in a couple places. Did not see much of note, except 16 total Horned Grebes (raft of 10 just south of railroad bridge on the Potomac), a flock of Tree Swallows headed south, 3 Buffleheads on the river, and Lesser Scaup on the Tidal Basin. Hain's point was closed off to vehicles (a 5K?).
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> Scott Loss
> DC

The Long-tailed Duck was still there when I biked back to the reservoir around noon. However, after spending an hour at Fletcher's Cove and returning past the reservoir, it had apparently left.

Fletcher's Cove was active with a nice mixed flock of sparrows by the foot bridge over the creek just upstream from concessions (at least 3 Fox Sparrows in with the White-throats and Song Sparrows). I also saw an Osprey heading upriver, at least 4 Eastern Phoebes calling on both sides of the river, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Winter Wren, Wood Ducks, and Common Mergansers.

Scott Loss
DC

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