Hmmmm, When I was a kid it was nothing but a glorified mudhole. Behind the archery range was pretty good good, if I recall right, with Redstarts and Gnatcatchers still residing in the area at least at that time. The ducks being ducks never threw anything back. 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 We traffic with our birthright: our domain Of torrents thundering inland shall be dumb - We have sold our cataracts to turn our mills; And having lifted up our eyes in vain, Whence our help cometh, but no more may come; Now we would sell the everlasting hills! - William Leonard writing in 1909 in responce to a sale of a White Mountain forest tract to a lumber company. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck Sam Author: mdosprey@ari.net at NBS-Internet-Gateway Date: 2/5/99 8:49 PM 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 > > > > >______________________________ Reply Separator >_________________________________ >Subject: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck >Author: mdosprey@ARI.Net at NBS-Internet-Gateway >Date: 1/30/99 3:15 PM > > > >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 >