Re: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck Sam
JD & Barbara (e-tbird@Juno.com)
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 20:49:30 -0500
Hi All Md Ospreys
Sam: You would not recognize the place now. They've enlarged the pond
where
it now extends almost to University Blvd on North side. I would say it
has doubled in size. The park next door has added a swimming pool.
The bow & arrow target range is still across the blvd.
>throwing a rock at some ducks at this very same pond. Its been all
downhill from >there.....
How so? Are the ducks throwing the rocks back <grin> couldn't resist.
Barbara
Riverdale MD
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 12:58:14 -0700 FROG@usgs.gov (FROG) writes:
> I can't resist mentioning that my mother has a snapshot of me
>from
> 1960 or so throwing a rock at some ducks at this very same pond.
>Its
> been all downhill from there.....
>
> I used to see pied-bills on the pond periodically, but that was
>about
> it for unusual.
>
> sam
>
>
>Sam Droege FROG@USGS.GOV
>w 301-497-5840 h 410-798-6759 fax 301-497-5784
>USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
> 12100 Beech Forest, Laurel, Md 20708-4038
>Http://www.mp1-pwrc.usgs.gov
>
>"The prices are killing us," said a boat captain who would
> not allow his name to be used. "The only future in fishing
> is taking Audubon people out to look at stupid ducks."
> -NY Times
>
>
>
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>Subject: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck
>Author: mdosprey@ARI.Net at NBS-Internet-Gateway
>Date: 1/30/99 3:15 PM
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>Hi MDOsprey,
>Family went to the Duck Pond in Adelphi West of Md U.
>Saw an irridescent green duck w/ black bill, mallard size.
>Anyone ever see it? Is it a domesticated duck? Yesterday saw
>60+ Canada Goose and several M/F Mallards. At Hyattsville
>Library went through all the birding books available with no luck.
>Any ideas?
>
>Barbara
>Riverdale MD
>