Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:12:45 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: John Hubbell Subject: DC Snipe, House Wren, 3/2 I spent the morning in NE DC, hitting Kingman Lake (KL), Kenilworth Park (KP), and Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens (KAG). The best bird of the day for me was my first Common Snipe in DC, with 3 seen at Kingman Lake. Biggest surprise was a House Wren at the back of Kenilworth Park. Other birds seen include: Green-winged Teal - KAG (2 m, 1 f) Hooded Merganser - KL (1 pair), KP (1 pair), KAG (2 pair) Sharp-shinned Hawk - KL Red-shouldered Hawk - KAG Killdeer - KL (at least 12) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - KL Golden-crowned Kinglet - KAG Ruby-crowned Kinglet - KL, KAG Winter Wren - KAG Brown Creeper - KAG Fox Sparrow - KAG Swamp Sparrow - KAG No swallows yet. John Hubbell Chevy Chase, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================