Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:12:08 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED" Subject: Roosevelt Island, DC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Roosevelt Island, Wash, DC, 17 Oct 02, 1130-1230: A storm water culvert on the Virginia side was discharging a froth of detergent into the Potomac. One expects autumn hues this time of year but, due to the recent rainfall, the island's foliage is more verdant now than anytime during the past several months. Twenty-two species observed with winter birds eclipsing summer migrants: Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Canada Goose Mallard Duck Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Blue Jay Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet (many) American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler (many) Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow (many) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird American Goldfinch Tom Marko MOS-MCC tlmarko@us.med.navy.mil ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================