I just returned home to Bethesda Saturday evening after a day's 
birding on the Eastern Shore with an ANS waterfowl identification 
class I'm teaching.  We arrived in the early afternoon at Eastern 
Neck Island NWR and ran into DC birder Paul DeAnna, who quickly 
alerted us to the presence of a Western Kingbird he and another 
birder had seen this morning (November 22) near the refuge's visitor center.

At around 3 p.m. we had excellent views of the Western Kingbird in a 
short grass field right by the gravel road that leads from the main 
north-south refuge road to the Visitor Center.  The Kingbird was with 
a group of Eastern Bluebirds and Savannah Sparrows.  When we left the 
refuge at about 4 p.m. Walter Ellison was actively searching for the bird.

I'll post about the waterfowl sightings we had today at a later 
time.  I just wanted to get this message to MDOsprey this evening, in 
case some birders want to try for the Kingbird on Sunday.  Paul said 
he would not have access to e-mail today so would not yet be able to 
post this sighting.

Mike Bowen
MOS and ANS
Bethesda MD

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