Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 14:14:17 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED" Subject: DC Midday Report MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Roosevelt Island, Wash, DC, 20 Aug 02, 1200-1300: The island is parched with much of the undergrowth turning brown. Paths are littered with dried leaves falling from trees. Alas, the many Barn Swallow that were nesting under the foot-bridge leading to the island are no longer there. Birds observed/heard (22) on or around the island - Great Blue Heron Green Heron Tundra Swan Mallard Duck Wood Duck Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee (heard) Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Tom Marko tlmarko@us.med.navy.mil Member-Maryland Ornithological Society/Montgomery County Chapter ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================