Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:06:22 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Michael Bowen Subject: DC sightings, July 16 Comments: To: Voice of the Naturalist Comments: cc: Mary Paul , Gail MacKiernan Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Here are some sightings made in the District of Columbia on Monday, July 16, 2001: At Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens -- A MARSH WREN was again found singing at the end of the new observation boardwalk. This time I not only saw the bird but observed it collect food and take it back to a nest that is easily visible about 50 ft. out from the end of the deck. Birds noted singing at 9+ a.m. included several INDIGO BUNTINGs, a BLUE GROSBEAK and a WARBLING VIREO. Water birds included one GREAT EGRET and 3 GREEN HERONs. 10+ KILLDEER, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER and 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were on the mud across from the observation platform. At Kingman Lake, aside the Langston Golf Course, there were more KILLDEER and 4 LEAST SANDPIPER, together with a single OSPREY. At Roosevelt Island, there were 6 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 16 WOOD DUCK (mostly young of the year), a juvenile GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and 2 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Just south of Reagan National Airport, there were lots of GREAT BLUE HERONS, at least 67 by my count. Mike Bowen Bethesda MD D.H. Michael Bowen 8609 Ewing Drive Bethesda MD 20817 (Montgomery County) Tel.: (301)530-5764 dhmbowen@yahoo.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================