I awoke to a light snow shower and cold, windy weather this morning, and headed out to a small repair job before moving on to the fun stuff.
My appointment was in Davidsonville, and the owner raises chickens. Afterwards, I decided to go to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center as I was halfway there.
It wasn’t as productive as in the past, but it was a nice walk and at least a few birds cooperated.

This Horned Grebe is molting to his breeding plumage.

Cornell:”Forster’s Tern is the only tern restricted almost entirely to North America throughout the year.”

This Double Crested Cormorant is in breeding plumage also.

Top: Black Maran (Pet name Olive)
Middle: Barred (Plymouth) Rock (Pet name Keepie)
Bottom: Buff Orpington (Pet name Buffy)