Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:34:13 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Fran Saunders Subject: Re: DC Firsts (for the year) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks, Paul. I'll update this weekend.... Fran Saunders MOS Web Site Director Silver Spring, MD http://www.MDBirds.org/ webmaster@MDBirds.org Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" To: Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:58 AM Subject: [MDOSPREY] DC Firsts (for the year) | Here are a couple of sightings to add to the Composite List for DC: | | GREAT EGRET - 4/13; Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KAG) | SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 4/13; KAG | HOUSE WREN - 4/13; KAG | GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - 4/13; Kenilworth Park (KP) | This species has apparently nested here before, but not last year. So | caution is advised when birding this area to keep from disturbing this | bird (in hopes that it will stay to nest). I only heard it, and didn't | try to track it down. | | Also, from last weekend: | CHIMNEY SWIFT - 4/8; Nr. RFK Stadium | BROWN THRASHER - 4/8; KP | | Other sightings of interest this morning (4/13): | BLUE-WINGED TEAL - pair at KP | PEREGRINE - the pair continues on the RR Bridge over the Potomac. | GREATER YELLOWLEGS - 2 at KAG, 2 at KP | BONAPARTE'S GULL - 16 at KP, resting and allowing wonderful views at KP | SWAMP & SAVANNAH SPARROWS - have arrived in numbers at KAG & KP | | Good birding, | Paul Pisano | Arlington, VA | cheep@erols.com | | ======================================================= ================ | To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com | with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey | ======================================================= ================ | ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================