I led a Montgomery Bird Club (MOS) field trip this morning to various
places in Washington DC. The weather started as distinctly cold, but by
the time we had finished, just after noon, the temperature was well into
the sixties. A pleasant start to another Birding Year.
The list follows:
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT several flying over Hains Point
GREAT BLUE HERON Anacostia River
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON 9 in trees, Washington Channel, up from NPS
headquarters
TURKEY VULTURE over Georgetown Reservoir (GR)
BLACK VULTURE seen over GR, after noon only
SNOW GOOSE 1 young bird in with Canada Geese east of Lincoln Memorial
CANADA GOOSE all over the place
MALLARD GR and Washington Channel
CANVASBACK 4 on GR
LESSER SCAUP 3 on GR and ca. 100 off Ft. McNair
GREATER SCAUP 1 drake seen at close range off Hains Point
RING-NECKED DUCK 50 on GR
BUFFLEHEAD 2 on GR
HOODED MERGANSER 4 on GR and 2 at Tidal Basin
AMERICAN COOT 1 at GR, few more in Washington Channel
RED-TAILED HAWK flying over DC-295 by Anacostia
PEREGRINE FALCON 2 birds: 1 on 14th St. railroad bridge, another perched
in Kenilworth Park
RING-BILLED GULL many at GR, Hains Point, Anacostia Park (AP)
HERRING GULL same as above, but fewer birds
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL same as above, fewer birds again
ROCK PIGEON big group at GR, few elsewhere (Peregrine food!)
MOURNING DOVE Hains Point
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Ripley Garden (RG), Smithsonian Institution
N. FLICKER 1 flying, AP
BLUE JAY AP
AMERICAN CROW AP
FISH CROW downtown and AP
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET briefly at RG
CAROLINA WREN RG
AMERICAN ROBIN Hains Point
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD Tidal Basin, AP
EUROPEAN STARLING RG and other places
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT a female on ground at RG - not at all shy
SONG SPARROW Hains Point
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Anacostia Park
NORTHERN CARDINAL Ripley Garden
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH GR
HOUSE SPARROW RG
After I returned home following the trip, I had a call from Participants
Sandra and Peter Wilson, who reported that they had seen 2 REDHEAD in
McMillan Reservoir, DC, on their way home.
Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda, MD
D. H. Michael Bowen (Mike)
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda MD 20817-3845
Tel/Fax: (301) 530-5764
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