Re[2]: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck Sam

FROG (FROG@usgs.gov)
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:46:37 -0700 

     Hmmmm, When I was a kid it was nothing but a glorified mudhole.  
     Behind the archery range was pretty good good, if I recall right, with 
     Redstarts and Gnatcatchers still residing in the area at least at that 
     time.
     
     The ducks being ducks never threw anything back.
     
     sam
     
                                               
Sam Droege  FROG@USGS.GOV                      
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Subject: Re: ID of Adelphi Pond Duck Sam
Author:  mdosprey@ari.net at NBS-Internet-Gateway
Date:    2/5/99 8:49 PM


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
>