No it's not a Franklin's Gull or a Wood Sandpiper, but something 
almost as rare in our West Bethesda small back yard:  an adult 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, scrabbling for seed under our (only) 
squirrel-proof feeder.

If past episodes are anything to go by, this bird will be a one-day 
wonder. Our last back yard sighting was in October 1998.

Mike and Joy Bowen
Bethesda, Montgomery County

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