[MDOsprey] Re: DC: Royal Tern

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Paul Pisano and I looked for the Royal Tern separately (around 7-7:30 pm
and 4-4:30 pm respectively) on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 14, and failed to
locate it.  I saw around 6 Caspian Terns south of National Airport; I
believe Paul saw zero opposite Gravelly Point (which was my experience too).  

However, Paul not only saw a Merlin flying toward him from the river, but
saw two Peregrine Falcons sparring, also over the river.  

Who knows what birds if any Floyd will bring to our area?  

Best, 

Rob Hilton

At 08:46 AM 09/14/1999 -0400, SSUTER wrote:
>     The White Pelican was on its snag just North of the Wilson Bridge 
>     Monday (13 Sep) evening at 1910, and again Tuesday AM (0655).  Kurt 
>     Gaskill had seen it off the mouth of Hunting Creek around 1700 Monday.
>     
>     And a single adult Royal Tern was feeding over the Potomac not far off 
>     the shore off the playing fields just N of the Gravelly Point parking 
>     lots when I passed by around 1845 Monday evening.
>     
>     Cheers and good birding,
>     
>     Sherman Suter
>     Alexandria, VA 22307
>     ssuter@aaas.org
>

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