The previously reported BBW-Duck was still at the pond in the 
Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg, this morning at 8:00 a.m.

When we arrived, George Jett and Gwen Brewer, who were already at the 
site,  pointed out the duck to us.  At that time it was sleeping on 
the rocks at the northeast part of the lake.  Pretty soon, though, it 
took off and landed a short distance away on the water.  Then it took 
off, calling loudly in a high-pitched whistle, and landed several 
hundred yards to the south on the grass on the southeast side of the 
lake, among many other (mostly non-wild) waterfowl.  We found it 
again standing on the rocks across from the Hamburger Hamlet.

As Paul O'Brien has pointed out, there is nothing obvious about this 
bird that would indicate that it's from a wildfowl collection.. On 
the other hand, it is quite tame and seems not to mind joggers coming 
very close to it.  It was still in the same place when we left just 
before 8:30 a.m.

We took quite a few digital pictures through a 'scope and will be 
happy to send a copy to anyone who is interested.

Mike and Joy Bowen
Bethesda MD

D. H. Michael Bowen (Mike)
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda MD 20817-3845
Tel/Fax: (301) 530-5764
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