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Herons, Larks at Kenilwworth

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Fred Fallon

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Fred Fallon

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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:01:54 -0400

In a short visit to K'worth Aquatic Gardens this am, I found a streaked 
imm Gt-B Heron, a streaked imm Green Heron, and a streaked imm Y-cr 
N-heron, and then another (maybe a bittern was the common ancestor of 
the heron family) - but not the target adult.

More bizarre was an imm HORNED LARK in adjacent K'worth Park, on the new 
gravel service road to the recently graded area veering off before the 
playing fields. One wonders where this bird came from. With so many 
visits by birders to this site, it seems a breeding pair could hardly 
have escaped notice. So then, where did he grow up? If, after all, at 
the park, thanks are due to the Park Service, Nat Cap E division, for 
their more bird-friendly management in recent years.

Fred Fallon
Bowie