[va-bird] Common Mergansers at Roaches Run, Arlington

[VBKitchens@xxxxxxx]

VA Birders,

    After listening to the wretched weather reports this morning (snow is 
definitely a 4-letter word!), I decided I had to get out for at least a 
little while today.  So I headed down the Potomac River this afternoon to see 
if I could find either of the 2 species of wintering ducks that I had not yet 
seen this year.  Fortunately, I decided to stop at Roaches Run to see if any 
more birds had arrived there, and I spotted 2 female Common Mergansers (1 of 
my quest birds).  I  also spotted Erika Wilson, who had stopped there to see 
if the Osprey we reported there a couple of days ago was there.  
Unfortunately, it was not.  Erika was on her way to Belle Haven Park, in 
Alexandria, where I also planned to go.  We went to the boat launch area, 
where we found more Common Mergansers as well as a male Red-breasted 
Merganser (my first in Northern VA this year), some Ruddy Ducks, and a few 
Lesser Scaup.  Now, does anyone know where to find a Canvasback in Northern 
Virginia?

Val Kitchens
Arlington, VA
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