On Saturday, January 2nd, my wife and I went to the Mall to see the
Northern Goshawk that's been hanging around. It was a good day for
raptors:
2 Red-tailed Hawks flying around the Commerce building
1 American Kestrel, male, perched on the Commerce Dept. building
1 Cooper's Hawk, perched on the main Justice Dept. building
1 Northern Goshawk, imm. perched on the National History building,
then flying towards the Smithsonian Castle/Freer Gallery - closest
look of this bird we've ever had.
At Haines Point:
2 Red Fox on the golf course
5, count 'em, 5 Merlin perched on trees at the golf course
many Ring-billed, Greater Black-backed and Herring Gulls (didn't pick
through them for rarities - extremely cold/windy.)
1 female Bufflehead
Lou Shomette
Columbia, MD