Hi All,
 
I had a free day today and biked down the Potomac and Anacostia rivers.  At the mouth of Hunting Creek - right off the GW Parkway, a bird bonanza was to be had!  I didn't have my scope, but could make out the following:
 
1 Tundra Swan (feeding close in on a mudflat) took lots of photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27721024@N05/5978962716/in/photostream
2-3 Osprey
100s C. Geese
100s Gulls (Laughing, Ring-billed, and possibly others)
25+ Great Blue Herons
10+ Great Egrets
10+ Yellowlegs
?? More shorebirds, but I was scopeless...
 
Later around 11:30 am along the river in Anacostia Park, I happened upon my first Forster's Terns of the year. 2 Juveniles were perched on a large Channel Marker west of the 11th St. Bridge, and another was on a flooding sandbar East of that same bridge.  All three were being fed by one overworked adult! Unfortunately, I missed the low tide on the Anacostia so no luck with shorebirds.
 
Highlights: 
 
4 Forster's 
75 Laughing Gulls
0 Least Terns
 
F. Tern Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27721024@N05/5978431075/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27721024@N05/5978983442/in/photostream
 
 
 
Enjoy the comparatively cool weather!
 
Jason Berry
Washington, DC

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