A sure sign of spring in Silver Spring!

I found two Yellow-crowned Night Herons this evening just about the time of the vernal equinox (7:21 p.m.) at the nest site used for several of the past years over Sligo Creek 600-700 ' SSE (downstream) of the intersection of Worth Avenue and Sligo Creek Parkway between Colesville Road and Piney Branch Road (~ 100 feet downstream from a footbridge crossing the creek). The approximate GPS coordinates for this site are:

N 39 0' 19.5"
W 77 1' 1.3"  

I was away Friday and yesterday - they may have arrived earlier - I last checked for herons on Thursday. 
Last year's arrival date was 3/22/10. I found no other herons along Sligo Creek between Colesville Road and Piney Branch Road, but expect more to arrive soon. 

Tom Stock
Silver Spring, Md.





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