Date:         Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:05:08 -0500
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From:         Tyler Bell <Bell@ACNATSCI.ORG>
Subject:      Solomons Bridge, 3/19/04
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As I was headed to work this morning, I came up on the back end of a = traffic jam. There was a fender bender on the bridge on the Solomons side = and traffic was being stopped periodically allowing flow in one direction = at a time. The wind was horrific and my car, as well as others that I = could see near me, were rocking back and forth.

Taking advantage of the altitude and the stopped traffic, I scanned the = river toward Pax River NAS. There were several Northern Gannets coursing = back and forth oblivious to the wind. I watched as they would approach the = bridge then turn back toward the mouth of the river. Someone said = something a while ago about bridges being a physical barrier for gannets = and they sure weren't going under it even though there is ample clearance. = Guess I'll never see a gannet for my park list at Patterson unless they = get swept upriver by a hurricane!

Not much else of note other than a steady stream of Common Loons, maybe 6 = or 7, heading upriver. Not sure if they're heading north or just moving = around to feed.

Tyler Bell
bell@acnatsci.org
California, Maryland

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