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[Frederick Atwood <fredatwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

I also heard a Veery singing along my Northern
Virginia Breeding Bird Survey route at Difficult
Run Stream Valley Park off of Miller Heights Rd
in Oakton on June 5. Beautiful! It brought back
memories of my childhood in MA. I wondered if the
Veery might be trying to set up a nesting
territory (it is the second year I have found it
at this site on a BBS) or if it just a late
migrant.  That same morning I had a singing
black-throated blue warbler, and a calling
broad-winged hawk who was being pestered by an
alarmed pileated woodpecker. Both the warbler and
hawk are unusual for Difficult Run in June.

All the best
Fred

--- Geomom59@xxxxxx wrote:
> Hello--
> Took a walk this evening on the path along The
> Glade in Reston.  I was 
> treated to a veery singing!  I'd never heard
> one except on the Peterson's CD, so 
> hearing one in the woods was a real treat for
> me as I'm still sort of new to 
> birding. It was so ethereal and unusual, it's
> hard to believe that it comes from a 
> bird and not some strange panpipe. If you want
> to hear it for yourself, and 
> you know Reston, the bird was on the north bank
> of The Glade, around bridge No. 
> 48, which is between Soapstone Drive and the
> path that leads up to 
> Leatherwood Drive. Maybe it'll hang around a
> bit.  Also heard several wood thrushes and 
> a pileated woodpecker, plus lots of birdy
> babies.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Liz Koozmin
> Reston, VA
> 
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Frederick D. Atwood     fredatwood@xxxxxxxxx
Flint Hill School, 10409 Academic Dr, Oakton, VA 22124
703-242-1675     
http://www.agpix.com/fredatwood
http://www.flinthill.org

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