VA birders:
Just across the Potomac, along the C&O Canal towpath in Montgomery
County, MD, the recently completed MD-DC Breeding Bird Atlas found
two confirmed and one probable breeding instances for Cerulean Warbler.
Preliminary results of this Atlas (ran from 2002 through 2006) showed
Ceruleans in 99 (out of more than 1000) blocks within safe dates.
I note that there were Ceruleans confirmed breeding in the block
"Sterling CE," which is mostly in Virginia, presumably Loudoun County
-- in fact in two different quarter blocks there. Another "probable"
breeding Cerulean record came from the block called Falls Church NE;
I don't know where this is exactly, but presumably part of it is
somewhere in Fairfax County.
Anyone wanting to explore the preliminary Atlas results should go to
the USGS North American BBA Explorer web site:
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bba/index.cfm?fa=explore.ResultsBySpecies
Interesting and lots of fun (especially if you can figure out where
the blocks are located on the map!)
Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club, MOS
At 02:00 PM 5/9/2007 -0400, Joe Coleman wrote:
Jay,
The Monk Parakeet in an Alexandria backyard was well-photographed.
And while Cerulean Warblers may not be local breeders in Arlington, they are
local breeders in my neck of the woods (western Loudoun Co) and G. Thompson
(cited) & there are records of them breeding in Harford and Howard Counties,
MD (both also cited). All of those are part of the area covered by the
BirdEast report.
Best, Joe Coleman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Keller" <azure.jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:50 PM
Subject: [va-bird] Fw: [BIRDEAST] DC Area, 5/8/07
Hello,
Does anyone know much about this reported Monk Parakeet in an Alexandria
yard? Also, Cerulean Warblers ARE NOT local breeders in Arlington, VA.
The
report alone is pretty wild.
Jay Keller.
Arlington
Relevant extract from this week's Voice of the Naturalist follows:
Local breeders include CERULEAN WARBLERS at Potomac Overlook RP,
Arlington; the McKeldin Area/Patapsco Valley State Park in Howard Co;
Susquehanna SP, Harford Co, MD; and the G. Richard Thompson WMA in
western Fauquier Co.
