Not apocalyptic by any means but  . . .

I heard and then saw a young White-crowned Sparrow today in the 
central business area of Bethesda, Montgomery County, at about 10:30 a.m.

The bird was sitting with House Sparrows on a chain-link fence that 
separates the Bradley Shopping Center on Arlington Rd. from the 
premises of Euro Motorcars.  It flew across Arlington Road to the 
USPS annex and then disappeared.

I've lived in the Bethesda area for almost 40 years and this is only 
the third White-crowned I have ever seen around here.

Mike Bowen

Bethesda, MD

D.H. Michael Bowen
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda, MD  20817
Telephone: (301) 530-5764
e-mail:  dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom