Date: 4/23/2011
Time: 8:30-10:15 am

Based on Jim Peters' sighting of the Tricolored Heron yesterday, I ventured to 
Fort McHenry this morning.
The bird is still there. Go to the vicinity of the large marshy area at the sw 
corner of the park. After a lot of standing and scoping, I saw the bird in the 
pond located to the far back and right of the marsh (as seen near the paved 
walkway near the shoreline). 


The heron was perched on the double decker bird house whose pole sticks into the 
pond. (Double decker: i.e. Tree Swallow house on top of a Wood Duck house).The 
bird preened itself on top of the Tree Swallow house, as it ducked from time to 
time for diving Tree Swallows. After some time the bird flew out of site along 
the north shore of the pond. With a little patience and luck the bird may be 
spotted. Scope is necessary.

Other birds of note: 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, Caspian Tern, Wilson's Snipe 
(heard), and a kingbird (ok, it was 2 Easter Kingbirds).

Good Birding!

Taylor McLean
Towson, MD

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