Goshawk at Mall, Merlins at Haines Point - update

Lou Shomette (lshomett@maa.org)
Mon, 04 Jan 99 12:57:09 EST


     On Saturday, January 2nd, my wife and I went to the Mall to see the 
     Northern Goshawk that's been hanging around.  It was a good day for 
     raptors:
     
     2 Red-tailed Hawks flying around the Commerce building
     1 American Kestrel, male, perched on the Commerce Dept. building
     1 Cooper's Hawk, perched on the main Justice Dept. building
     1 Northern Goshawk, imm. perched on the National History building, 
     then flying towards the Smithsonian Castle/Freer Gallery - closest 
     look of this bird we've ever had.
     
     At Haines Point:
     
     2 Red Fox on the golf course
     5, count 'em, 5 Merlin perched on trees at the golf course
     many Ring-billed, Greater Black-backed and Herring Gulls (didn't pick 
     through them for rarities - extremely cold/windy.)
     1 female Bufflehead
     
     Lou Shomette
     Columbia, MD