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Hains Pt DC this morning

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"ALLPORT, Gary"

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ALLPORT, Gary

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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:38:13 -0400

Dear All

Frank Hawkins, Paul Pisano and I did the Hains Pt, Tidal Basin and Potomac River area this morning plus the Constitution Gdns pools.  It was quite productive with an eclectic mix of ducks and star of the show was a group of 5 Common Terns.

Common Loon 1
Ruddy Duck 27
Ring-necked Duck 3
Horned Grebe 12
Greater Scaup 8
Lesser Scaup 3
Scaup sp. 12
Blue-winged Teal 5
American Wigeon 4 (two pairs, one each on the Potomac and Constn Gdns)
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
DC Cormorant c175
Coot 4
Caspian Tern 3
Common Tern 5
Bonaparte's Gull c40
Barn Swallow 10
Tree Swallow 5
Purple Martin 2
Y R Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1

Cheers

gary

gallport at audubon.org