Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:58:08 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Jeff Shenot Subject: hooded merganser brood in PG Co Saturday morning I was out (atlasing ) in my block (Upper Marlboro NE) and found a hooded merganser hen with 4 or 5 ducklings. Most were capable of diving and flight, and went across the pond with Mom to get away from me, but 2 were still unable to sustain flight yet. After they all settled back down, one of the fledgelings swam very close by, I think out of curiousity. I have never seen young mergansers, they were very interesting! Jeff Shenot Croom, Md ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================