Re: Virginia Rail continues at the Smithsonian

Robert Weiner (rweiner@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu)
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:35:01 -0400 (EDT)


the rail was still present at 945 this morning, although not exactly where
jim and rob reported it.  it was just inside the independence ave.
entrance to the haupt garden, and as jim described it, wary but not
secretive.  there is a cluster of low bushes just to the east of the
gate, under which it appeared to be eating worms.  I sat down on one of 
the many benches nearby, and at one point it ventured out onto the
sidewalk within 5 meters from me.

for those who don't know it, the garden is easily worth a detour for its
formal plantings of tropical and temperate flowers (although not shady,
and hence brutally hot on a sunny midsummer's day) -- an urban oasis for
birds and people alike . . . 

many thanks to jim felley, whose alert and timely reporting meant a new
life bird for me.

Robert Weiner (rweiner@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu)
International Business Department
George Washington University
Washington DC 20052
202 994 5981