I thought this might be relevant to many of us, or that some would find it interesting.
I saw this in Slate today. Teddy Roosevelt, an avid birder, was asked to compile a list of the birds he observed during his time in Washington. He even makes a note of which species he found to be nesting on the White House grounds.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/01/theodore_roosevelt_the_president_s_list_of_birds_seen_around_the_white_house.html
My favorite, and one not on my DC list, is the pair of Saw-whet owls which "spent several weeks on the south portico"
Art Drauglis
DC
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