After work today I stopped by Governor Bridge Park briefly to see if there was
any bird activity. It was almost completely quiet, and I was about to head
back to the car when I heard an Osprey high overhead. Looking almost
directly up, I was surprised to see a small group of raptors gliding high
overhead in a loose group. They included one Osprey (the only one calling), 3
Bald Eagles (2 adults and 1 immature), 1 Red-tailed Hawk, and an adult female
Northern Harrier.
I also saw my first Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers of the season. I heard one bird at
lunchtime at Schoolhouse Pond, and I got close views of another along one of
the trails at Govenor Bridge Park this afternoon.
Fred Shaffer
Patuxent MOS
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