I was continuing my surveys of possible breeding locations of 
Louisiana Waterthrushes and Prothonotary Warblers along the C&O Canal 
towpath in lower Montgomery County this morning.  About a mile above 
Great Falls Tavern I left the towpath and took the trail downstream 
along the river.  To my surprise, I saw two drake COMMON GOLDENEYES 
in the slack water just above Conn Island.  They were diving 
frequently and swimming around, and generally looked pretty 
healthy.  This is quite late in the migration season for these ducks 
to be in our area (though not by any means unprecedented, according 
to "The Yellow Book."

Mike Bowen
Bethesda, MD

D.H. Michael Bowen
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda, MD  20817
e-mail:  dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom