A lunchtime walk around Constitution Gardens and the Tidal Basin
produced these highlights:

 

Constitution Gardens:

The male Northern Shoveler is still in the pond.  All the coots seem to
have left.

A female Purple Finch (I see these only rarely on the Mall)

Several groups of Yellow-rumped Warblers

A couple of Chipping Sparrows.

A large flock of American Goldfinches

 

DC Veteran's Memorial

Singing Eastern Towhees

A few Brown Thrashers

Several Yellow-rumped Warblers

A Ruby-crowned Kinglet

A Blue-headed Vireo

A large flock of Cedar Waxwings

 

Next to the Tidal Basin

A singing male Orchard Oriole

 

In the Tidal Basin

A Common Loon in winter plumage.

 

 

Note:  It looks like the Juncos are gone.  As recently as last Friday
there were large flocks on the Mall.  I saw none today.

 

Jim

 

Jim Felley

Smithsonian Institution