4 June
          I am in the midst of taking my Breeding Bird Surveys.  Today I did 
the C&O towpath from roughly Sycamore Landing Rd to Tenfoot Island. On the 
return trip I checked the impoundments and it was a wader day-  2 Green 
Herons, an immature LITTLE BLUE HERON, 2 Great Egrets (they are almost as 
elusive as the MS Kite), 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons (flyovers), and a 
Least Bittern (heard).  Also had 7 Great Blue Herons along the Potomac 
River.
        There was some discussion  on the Carolina birdlist about the 
scarcity of Wood Thrushes this spring.  This surely wasn't the case today. 
I recorded 21 which I think is a record for this route in the 13 years I 
have been doing these surveys.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA
 

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