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["Henry Brooks" <hbrooks-1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I worked at the Pentagon some 30 years ago, Bobwhites were often heard
and seen in the empty tangles that became the Pentagon City Mall where the
Ritz Carlton and Nordstrom's is today.

Henry Brooks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Pisano" <cheep@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "VA-bird" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Todd Day" <BlkVulture@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: [va-bird] Bobwhite in Arlington


> The last bird I expected to add to my yard list in south Arlington was
> Bobwhite, but when I took the trash out this morning (c.7:45am) I heard
one
> singing from a backyard a few houses down.  It's certainly not going to
> stick around to breed, but I understand it's not unusual for Bobwhites to
> wander at this time of year.  Surprisingly, it wasn't an Arlington bird
> though, as a few years ago I saw one fly across Rt. 110 towards Arlington
> Cemetery.
>
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> I live on S. 18th St., between Grant and Fern (Pentagon/Crystal City
area).
> I left for the day so I don't know if it's still around (not to mention
that
> it rained all day), but others may want to keep an ear out for it.
>
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> Good birding,
>
> Paul Pisano
>
> Arlington, VA
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