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Gnatcatchers and flyover raptors

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Fred Shaffer

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Fred Shaffer

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Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:03:39 -0400

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