I saw my first box turtle in Dumbarton Oaks Park (Georgetown) over the weekend - after living in the neighborhood and birding/dogwalking there for 15 years. That, combined with the increase in local Wood Thrushes (I heard at least 2, perhaps 4 on Sunday, and on Saturday another 2 along Rock Creek north of Montrose Park), made me wonder if this is just coincidence or could it be related to the fact that I have NOT seen or heard the formerly resident foxes the past 2 years.
I don't know what became of the foxes. My dog misses them very much.
Carrol Cowan
Washington, DC
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