The two young White-winged Scoters were still in the same location 
midday Tuesday Feb. 14, too.

Take the main Marsden Tract trail, which leaves the C&O Canal by the 
small footbridge that is accessed from MacArthur Blvd.near Brickyard 
Rd.,  follow the trail down to the river and go a short distance 
downstream to where the Billy Goat Trail traverses a large rock 
outcrop.  The scoters were loosely associating with a few Mallards 
just offshore.

Thanks to Dave Roberts and Dave Czaplak for reporting these 
interesting ducks, which are distinctly uncommon in Montgomery 
County.  Paul O'Brien, in our bird club's "A Birder's Guide to 
Montgomery County, Maryland," describes all three Scoter species as 
"rare in late winter."

Michael Bowen
Bethesda
Montgomery Bird Club



At 09:31 PM 2/13/2012, David Czaplak wrote:
>Dave Roberts' White-winged Scoters were still hanging around Monday afternoon:
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/39566052@N06/6872418533/in/photostream
>
>
>Showing off:
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/39566052@N06/6872418345/in/photostream
>
>Thanks
>Dave Czaplak
>
>
>
>On Feb 12, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Dave Roberts wrote:
>
> > Two white-winged scoter are on the Potomac today. They can be 
> seen from the Billygoat B loop diving in the deep pools by the 
> large rock outcropping near Marsden tract. Also a winter wren at 
> the same location.
> >
> > Dave Roberts
> > Bethesda
> >
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