Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:03:52 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Michael Bowen Subject: Scaup in DC, January 13 Comments: To: Voice of the Naturalist Comments: cc: va-bird@freelists.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Waterfowl were hard to come by in DC yesterday, January 13: A flock of over 100 Scaup were in the Washington Channel near Ft. McNair (as seen from the Hains Point loop drive) at around 11:30 a.m. They were flushed by a Coast Guard boat and all took off across the river towards National Airport. About 2 hours later I found most of the flock off Gravelly Point, just north of the airport. Most of the Scaup were LESSER, but at least three males were clearly GREATER. There were a few AMERICAN COOT in the same stretch. Otherwise, the only ducks of interest were 5 HOODED MERGANSER in the Anacostia opposite the Navy Yard, and about 50 RUDDY DUCK in the Potomac near the Washington Sailing Marina south of the airport. There was a "pod" of at least 20 PIED-BILLED GREBE in the same general area, just off the mouth of 4-Mile Run. Only other birds of interest in DC on Monday were a large female COOPER'S HAWK that was being harassed by crows in Kenilworth Park, NE DC, 3 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in the same place, and 2 PILEATED WOODPECKER in Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, where I don't usually see them. Mike Bowen Bethesda, MD D.H. Michael Bowen (Mike) 8609 Ewing Drive Bethesda MD 20817 Tel./Fax: (301) 530-5764 e-mail: 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================