Re: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck Sam

JD & Barbara (e-tbird@Juno.com)
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 20:49:30 -0500


Hi All Md Ospreys

Sam:  You would not recognize the place now.  They've enlarged the pond
where
it now extends almost to University Blvd on North side.  I would say it
has doubled in size.    The park next door has added a swimming pool. 
The bow & arrow target range is still across the blvd.

>throwing a rock at some ducks at this very same pond. Its been all
downhill from >there.....
How so?  Are the ducks throwing the rocks back <grin>  couldn't resist.

Barbara
Riverdale MD



On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 12:58:14 -0700 FROG@usgs.gov (FROG) writes:
>     I can't resist mentioning that my mother has a snapshot of me 
>from 
>     1960 or so throwing a rock at some ducks at this very same pond.  
>Its 
>     been all downhill from there.....
>     
>     I used to see pied-bills on the pond periodically, but that was 
>about 
>     it for unusual.
>     
>     sam
>     
>
>Sam Droege  FROG@USGS.GOV                      
>w 301-497-5840 h 410-798-6759 fax 301-497-5784
>USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
> 12100 Beech Forest, Laurel, Md 20708-4038
>Http://www.mp1-pwrc.usgs.gov
>
>"The prices are killing us," said a boat captain who would
> not allow his name to be used. "The only future in fishing
> is taking Audubon people out to look at stupid ducks."
>   -NY Times
>
>     
>
>
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>Subject: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck
>Author:  mdosprey@ARI.Net at NBS-Internet-Gateway
>Date:    1/30/99 3:15 PM
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>
>     
>Hi MDOsprey,
>Family went to the Duck Pond in Adelphi West of Md U.
>Saw an irridescent green duck w/ black bill, mallard size. 
>Anyone ever see it?  Is it a domesticated duck?  Yesterday saw 
>60+ Canada Goose and several M/F Mallards.  At Hyattsville
>Library  went through all the birding books available with no luck. 
>Any ideas?
>     
>Barbara
>Riverdale MD
>