Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 20:28:47 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: John Hubbell Subject: Chain Bridge / Fletcher's Boathouse, 3/15 A number of migrating birds this morning in DC at Chain Bridge and Fletchers Boathouse. Highlights: Chain Bridge: Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Red-breasted Merganser Fletcher's Boathouse: Double-crested Cormorants (many flying up river) Wood Duck (at least 4 pairs in the swampy area on the north side...at least that many again on the river) Common Merganser Black Vulture Tree Swallow (migrating up river) Northern Rough-winged Swallow (ditto) Rusty Blackbirds (on the north side along the river trail) The woods on the north side were very wet and full of American Robins. 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================