I went in search of shorebirds at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens this
morning and was surprised to find an adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron
calmy standing in the ponds.  It was also seen perched in the low
branches of a tree in the pond area.  It was easily viewable, and I
passed within 10 feet along the narrow paths in the cell area without
flushing the bird.

Also of note was a Marsh Wren seen on the little marsh adjacent to the
west side of the cells.  Both were DC firsts for me.  A Warbling Vireo
was also a FOY bird.

The shorebird list includes:

8 Solitary Sandpipers
1 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Lesser Yellowlegs

No Spotted Sandpipers, though these have been in abundance recently.
And yesterday evening, a helicopter flushed ~20 Least Sandpipers that
were seen from the Kemilworth Park marsh viewpoint.

Good birding,

  -Wayne Baumgartner

     Washington, DC

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