Rob Hinton alerted me and my wife Darina to the Glossy Ibis this morning (I forgot to check the Osprey list). Thanks Rob!
I also ran into two other Osprey list people on the boardwalk--one had a nice Kowa scope and tripod that allowed me to get very good views of 7 Green-Winged Teals (thanks!!!!):
Other birds we saw (or heard) at Kenilworth included:
1 Osprey
Rusty Blackbird (small flock
Bald Eagle (Juvenile)
3 Kildeer
1 Double Crested Cormorant
3 Red-winged blackbird
1 Wood Duck (male)
Red-shouldered Hawk (heard)
Blue Jay
Several Northern Mockingbirds
1 Turkey Vulture
Many Ring-billed gulls
Several Carolina Chicadees
Several Song Sparrows
2 American Black Ducks
Dark-eyed Juncos
European Starlings
1 Blue Heron
Many Canada Geese
Mallards
Fish Crows
Mammals:
Beaver (swimming in same pond as the Glossy Ibis believe it or not)
National Arboretum:
Made a quick stop to see the red-headed woodpecker, which was in its usual spot near the columns. Also spotted a Red-Bellied woodpecker, some Dark-eyed Juncos, a Song Sparrow and an Eastern Phoebe.
I should be around the Navy Yard this week so if I can duck out for lunch, I'll scan the pier for any signs of Neotropic Cormorants. We have an injured Ring-billed Gull on the yard living on McDonald's french fries. He's a hardy fellow that has yet to be taken down by all the ferral cats that inhabit the yard.
John Sherwood
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