Today (Saturday, 11/29) I birded Kenilworth Park and the Arboretum with
Gary Allport, Greg Butcher & David Curson.  Before Greg & David arrived,
Gary & I were overlooking the Kenilworth Aquatic Garden lagoon/marsh and
a big flock of Canada Geese took off and flew over.  As they were
passing over the marsh, calling loudly, they got a VIRGINIA RAIL to join
in the chorus!  A shocker for both of us.  Later we tried to get it to
call again, but without luck.

Also at KP was the AMERICAN TREE SPARROW I found yesterday, along with 4
Yellow PALM WARBLERS (not seen yesterday) and 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
(my 5th warbler species in DC this weekend).

From there we went to the Arboretum where the most interesting birds
were 3 CHIPPING SPARROWS to add to the weekend's sparrow list, and
another PINE WARBLER - seen well by the 4 of us at the top of Hickey
Hill.  Also in the pines were 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.

Good birding,
Paul Pisano
Arlington, VA