I observed a mother Hoodie w/ eight chicks in the marsh to the right of the
hike/bike trail observation platform.
Always a treat. This year, though, it seems as if the chicks will have to
contend with an additional potential predator in the central wetlands.
Yesterday I counted at least five snakeheads, two of which were huge.
Also seen was a FOS yellow-billed cuckoo.
Ron Vogel
Annandale, VA
