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PG County sightings; Eared Grebe

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Michael Bowen

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Michael Bowen

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Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:36:54 -0500

As did Wallace Kornack, who reported earlier today, I saw the 
continuing Eared Grebe from the boardwalk at Piscataway Park, Prince 
George's County, at just after 11:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, 
December 4th.  Gadwalls and American Wigeons were numerous, as 
reported by Wallace.  The Eared Grebe looked healthy enough and 
preened often as I watched it.  However, I did not see it dive, and 
I'm pretty sure it didn't fly.  (Doesn't mean it couldn't have, if it 
wanted to, of course.)

Other interesting birds on the river in PG County today were 48 
Tundra Swans -- mostly adults but with a few darker young birds -- at 
the end of Wharf Rd., a basic-plumaged Common Loon off the wooden 
pier at the National Colonial Farm, and numerous (4-6?) Red-headed 
Woodpeckers near the entrance to Hard Bargain Farm. The woodpeckers 
were actively engaged in gathering acorns from the ground and 
included at least 2 brown-headed young birds.

In Charles County, I had a very responsive group of passerines 
respond to some pishing and (poor) imitation screech-owling at 
Marshall Hall on the Potomac at the end of Marshall Hall Rd.  The 
group contained, among others, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and 2 
Hermit Thrushes.

Good Birding.

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda, MD

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