A brief walk south of the Visitors' center this Monday afternoon (3/26/07)
produced a RED-NECKED GREBE (probably one of the two I first reported on March
13) and a sole BONAPARTE'S GULL, both still in winter plumage.
The water level at Riverbend and Great Falls Parks remains high and swift.
Part of the reason I hear is that a dam on the West Virginia/Maryland border
has been releasing surplus water for the past week. As a result the river is
deep and swift, and waterfowl is sparse, mainly sticking to the shorelines.
However I did observe small numbers of MALLARDS, RING-NECKED DUCKS,
BUFFLEHEADS, and COMMON MERGANSERS today.
Back home, I'm trying to discourage a Pileated Woodpecker from using my
cedar siding as a sounding board.
Ralph Wall
Great Falls, VA
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