In anticipation of the DC Count tomorrow, I visited a few locations 
in the District of Columbia this morning that are sometimes capable 
of holding interesting birds.  Highlights, but not many:

Georgetown Reservoir:

RING-NECKED DUCK  20
CANVASBACK  3
RUDDY DUCK  10
AMERICAN COOT  1
No gulls other than Herring, Ring-billed and Great Black-backed.

Hains Point:

PIED-BILLED GREBE  1
BUFFLEHEAD  1 male
(presumably LESSER) SCAUP  ca. 100 just off Jones Creek Marina
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL  1 adult on grass near the "Awakening" 
statue, with Ring-billeds

Anacostia Park:

KILLDEER   11 on wet grass near the roller skating rink

There is very little evidence of icing in these places, except where 
the water is shallow, such as in the small cell at G. Reservoir 
closest to the road.  The tidal Basin is ice-free but has nothing of 
interest in it beyond large numbers of Canada Geese.  As usual, there 
are quite a few flocks of geese in the fields near the monuments, and 
these will repay close checking over the next few weeks for the 
presence of Snow Geese or perhaps something rarer.


Mike Bowen
Bethesda, MD

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