Was able to get down to Violette's about 5 pm.  15+ Black Terns were 
flying between Violette's and Riley's Locks.  When I first got there, 
they were flying quite high just above the VA water intake facility. As 
I left around 6 pm they were feeding low over the river near the Seneca 
Breaks. 3 Caspian Terns were also hunting over the river.

American Golden Plover still at polo grounds.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg


Mary Ann Todd wrote:

>At sunrise 3 Black Terns were feeding over the Star Watergrass above 
>Violette's lock. After a while they departed and a group of 12 came downriver and 
>started feeding.  At 9am a Merlin came by and made a halfhearted chase. The terns 
>saddled up and climbed high into the sky, but after 20 minutes or so dropped 
>back down and resumed feeding. I stopped by at noon and there were now 14 over 
>the watergrass, so who knows how many are actually around.
> 
>Dave Czaplak
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