Ed. Note: We’ve previously had sightings/debates here and here, also in Edgewood.

Last night Rebecca asked around 7:30pm: “huge swarm of bats nearby Edgewood Rec Center?!?”

Rebecca later followed up: “CHIMNEY SWIFTS! I asked an expert bird friend. They did, in fact, all dive into that chimney together!”

Vera Marie replied: “My friends thought these were birds; coworkers thinks bats. This was around dusk at the neighboring rooftop a few weeks ago” (more…)


Thanks to Kristen for sending: “What the hell is this!? Seen in Logan circle park this afternoon.”

Paging the local entomologists, again. I’m guessing the Polyphemus moth caterpillar but please correct me if I’m wrong, which is a significant possibility as my expertise is actually in ichthyology.

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.


Thanks to Rozi for sending this beautiful action shot from Columbia Heights:

“This hawk had caught a pigeon and was being harassed by crows. S/he flew across the street, then back, landed in the tree in the background, dropped the pigeon, and then flew right past my window. It was all very exciting – especially for the pigeon!”

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.



1818 H Street, NW photo credit: #RelistWolves campaign

From an email:

“This visual campaign is a part of The #RelistWolves Campaign, an initiative to highlight the plight of the gray wolf in America and to support the relisting of wolves to the endangered species list.

Some background on the wolf issue: (more…)


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