Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 2004 17:39:39 -0800
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From:         Marcus James <marcusjames2@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Young Birders
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  So, that's what those ducks are? Pekin/Mallard
hybrids? I've seen several of them at Lake Elkhorn in
Columbia about two weeks ago and was going to send a
message asking about them.
--- Roger & Leslie Torres <retarce@ADELPHIA.NET>
wrote:
> My girls (twins - 4 on Sunday - and a 19-month old)
> and I went all over the
> place today on a birding expedition.  First, we went
> to Lilypons where we
> saw a Great Blue Heron and many Canada Geese.  It
> was great when the girls
> weren't chasing the geese away.  :)  I also saw Tree Swallows, which 
> is a new one for me.  On the way out, I saw an American
> Kestrel on a power line
> on New Design Road.  Another new one for me.  We
> then headed back to
> Frederick and rode around downtown (to let the baby
> nap) and I spotted a
> pair of Killdeer on the creek.  Another new one for
> me!  Our final stop was
> Culler Lake so the girls could chase Mallards and
> those Pekin/Mallard
> hybrids.  Am I the only one that thinks those things
> are crazy looking?  Of
> the hybrids, there's one that is almost black - you
> can only see the Mallard
> markings when the sun strikes it.  Between all of
> that excitement in one
> day, and the Leucistic Hawk we saw on Tuesday, I'd
> say it's been a pretty
> good week so far!
>
> Leslie
> Keedysville, MD
>
>
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