Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:38:19 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Warren Strobel Subject: DC - Eastern Bluebird MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On a (cold) 45-minute walk through Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens this morning, I saw what I am certain was an Eastern Bluebird, sitting in a tree among a large flock of Robins. The flock was active, feeding off berry trees nearby. The bird was quite blue in facy and back, smaller than others in the flock, had no speckles or streaks, and had the bright red breast and white belly of a Bluebird. Does this make sense, or were my eyes playing tricks on me? Other birds seen were what might be expected: Great Blue Heron, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Common Flicker, White-Throated Sparrow, Canada Geese (approx 50), etc. Thanks Warren Strobel Cape St. Claire, MD wstrobel@krwashington.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================