Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:53:21 -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, 23 Oct 02, 1130-1230: What a welcome respite from the disturbing chain of events to be out and about birding on a beautiful fall day like today! Today's highlight was an adult Bald Eagle flying majestically over the Potomac with DC's monuments in the background. I must admit to an emotional moment while observing this tableau. Twenty-nine species seen or heard to include: Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Tundra Swan Canada Goose Mallard Duck Wood Duck Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Belted Kingfisher Mourning Dove Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Field Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow (everywhere) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================