This afternoon I took a quick walk around Gunners Lake in Germantown. There was a MERLIN perched on a dead tree by the edge of the lake. Other birds of interest included a winter wren and a canvasback. Gunners Lake is on Wisteria Drive, east of Great Seneca Highway. Andy Rabin Gaithersburg, MD andyrab@wam.umd.edu 301-216-1524