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Re: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Montgomery

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Andy Martin

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Andy Martin

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Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:57:08 -0400

I located the bird very quickly and observed it from 6:40 to 7 PM.  It 
was hanging out near the north end of lake (the Joe's Crab Shack end).  
For anybody who has never been to Rio, there's plenty of parking and a 
boardwalk/path around the entire lake.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg


Paul O'Brien wrote:

>Karen Stewart called me around 3 PM to say that she and Lydia Schindler had 
>followed up a report to the Voice of the Naturalist that there was a 
>Black-bellied Whistling-Duck seen yesterday in the large pond at Rio, aka the 
>Washingtonian Center.   They found the bird, as did I later, hanging out with feral  
>Canada Geese and Mallards.   The bird is somewhat wary if you approach it, has no 
>bands on the legs and is possessed of hind toes on both feet.   Captive birds 
>often either have bands or have the hind toes clipped.   The origin is 
>uncertain, but 20 were found at Altamaha WMA in Georgia on 5/28, with the number 
>increasing to 38 on 6/4.   On 6/1 four were found in Bucks County, PA and were 
>still there yesterday.   The location is just north of Philadelphia and is a few 
>miles from the place where a   Fork-tailed Flycatcher was found on 6/4.   The 
>winds swung around to the south over the weekend and could have facilitated a 
>movement of both the Flycatcher and the Whistling-Ducks.
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>The Washingtonian Center is just west of I270 in Gaithersburg where it is 
>joined by I370.   The mixed use property is bounded by I270, Sam Eig Highway and 
>Fields Road.   The pond is located in the midst of the commercial zone along 
>Washingtonian Blvd.
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