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Re: Heron-Egret Spectacle 7-22

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Paul Woodward

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Paul Woodward

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Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:54:32 -0400

 My mistake the correct date is Sunday 7-25-10 not 7-22

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Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 1:47 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Heron-Egret Spectacle 7-22


>         I came out early to Hughes Hollow (Montgomery Co) to try for 
> better looks at the Little Blue Herons.  Much to my surprise and delight I 
> immediately found 7 Little Blue Herons and 2 Great Egrets perched at the 
> top of the trees on the island in the large impoundment.  Soon more birds 
> came in and the perched birds flew down to forage among the vegetation. It 
> wasn't long before many of the birds flew away.  My final count was 9 
> LITTLE BLUE HERONS (all immatures) and 7 GREAT EGRETS.  I also had 5 Great 
> Blue Herons and 7 Green Herons.
>      Many times when I came out for my site surveys the Great Egrets 
> aren't here until I return from my counts so it was a real pleasure to see 
> them as soon as I arrived.
>      On the rest of my walk I has 6 Great Blue Herons and one Great Egret 
> along the river and an immature Black-crowned Night Heron at a mitigation 
> pond.
>       When I left about 10 am I could only see 4 little blues.
>
> Paul Woodward
> Fairfax City, VA
>