FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] DC, Selasphorus: no, Feb. 1, and Alexandria area

["Rob Hilton" <aimophila10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lisa Shannon and I went to look for the Selasphorus hummingbird this morning 
at the Mary Ripley Garden, along Independence Avenue SW (in Washington, DC) 
between 7th and 9th Street.  We were there from 8:20 to 9:20 and did not see 
it.  After a trip to Teaism restaurant on 8th Street just north of D Street, 
we returned, fortified by Chai, Chocolate, and Cookies.  We spent about 15 
minutes there and still did not see the hummingbird.

Rats.

We then drove down to Roaches Run where Lisa spotted a pair of Canvasbacks 
and 7 Lesser Scaup among the geese gulls, and Hooded Mergansers.  No 
Green-winged Teal today.  An adult Red-tailed Hawk had one or a few barred 
feathers on each side of the chest and showed a rather white-looking 
underside to the tail (the upper surface was definitely red) when it perched 
facing us from the other side of the water.

Hunting Creek (around 2 pm) at the stone bridge had single file processions 
of Canada Geese walking gingerly across the ice, on the mud flat west of the 
bridge.  Close to the east side of the bridge were about a dozen Ruddy ducks 
with a male Canvasback and a male Lesser Scaup; most of the ducks were 
sleeping in the "warmth" of mid day.  The usual gulls and geese were 
present, as were a pair of Green-winged Teal and a pair of Wood Ducks 
alongside the Mallards, Black Ducks, and Hooded Mergansers.  Off Bellehaven 
Picnic Area we saw Northern Pintails and two adult Bald Eagles.

Rob Hilton
aimophila10 AT hotmail.com
Bethesda
Maryland

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