Today's lunch hour had two Solitary Sandpipers along with five Lesser Yellowlegs and four Blue-winged Teal at the pond adjacent to the Reflection Pool. Complete eBird list below.  Glad to be lunchtime birding here in DC.

Ross Geredien
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Subject: eBird Report - Constitution Gardens - Reflecting Pool, Apr 27, 2012
 
Constitution Gardens - Reflecting Pool, District of Columbia, US-DC
Apr 27, 2012 12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
20 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X     Several, including several with offspring
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X     Numerous, with numerous young.
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)  4     Two pair, seen together in middle of pond on my return trip.  Thanks to Bob Cantilli for the tip.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  3
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)  2     Nice alternate plumaged adults: bold white eye-ring, sharp contrasting patterning on back/primaries, slim build, occasional bobbing.
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  5
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  16
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)  4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  4
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  20
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)  1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  9
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  15
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)  5
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  6

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

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