Stephanie Mason, Senior Naturalist at Audubon Naturalist Society, 
Chevy Chase, and I, led a group of 10 to parkland along Piscataway 
Creek and the Potomac River in PG County this morning and early 
afternoon, 3/18, starting at Wharf Road and finishing at the National 
Colonial Farm.

Waterfowl were, as expected, not easy to locate at the end of this 
short and mild winter.  However, we found a somewhat unexpected 
immature WHITE-WINGED SCOTER swimming with both Scaup species just 
off Wharf Rd.  A single Ruddy Duck was also with the Scaup.  A few 
Wood Ducks were seen flying, generally as pairs, but frustratingly 
difficult to spy on the water.

Newly arrived Osprey were seen in a few places and we found a Bald 
Eagle on the nest South of the boardwalk at Piscataway Park with the 
other pair member perched nearby.  Singing BROWN THRASHERs seemed to 
be all over, and the Colonial Farm back fields had plenty of 
sparrows, including singing FIELD SPARROW.

Good Birding

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club and ANS
Bethesda, MD

D.H. Michael Bowen
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda, MD  20817
Telephone: (301) 530-5764
e-mail:  dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom

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