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Hughes Hollow: Osprey, savanna, western, waxwings

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"Gary Ender (home)"

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Gary Ender (home)

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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:21:37 -0400

After a slow morning at Rock Creek Park, I tried Hughes Hollow, getting 
there after 10 and staying an hour and a half.

On the drought-dried ground around the marsh, there were LEAST SANDPIPER 
and KILLDEER as before, but later also a few WESTERN SANDPIPERS.  A 
couple of SAVANNA SPARROWS foraged cautiously.

On the dead trees along the main dyke 8 CEDAR WAXWINGS perched and foraged.

I left by Hunting Quarter Road.  About halfway to River Road, there was 
an OSPREY sitting in a dead tree eating a fish.

Other birds seen at the marsh included:

Red-shouldered hawk (juvenile)
Wood duck (8)
Great egret
Great blue heron
Green heron (numerous)
Ruby-throated hummingbird (also seen at RCP)
Indigo bunting

Gary Ender
Bethesda