FYI
Joe Coleman
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Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 4:23 PM
Subject: DC Area, 10/19/04
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 10/19/04
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE
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Compiler: Lydia Schindler
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Transcriber: Steve Cordle (scordle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
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This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
Naturalist Society. This tape was made Tuesday, Oct 19, at 3 p.m.
Top birds this week are *KELP GULL in MD, FRANKLIN'S GULL in DE, and
SWAINSON'S HAWK, SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD, LARK SPARROW, and
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD in VA.
Other birds of interest include WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS, SNOW GOOSE,
EURASIAN WIGEON, WILD TURKEY, KING and VIRGINIA RAILS, AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER, HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER,
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WESTERN KINGBIRD,
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, SEDGE and MARSH WRENS, AMERICAN
PIPIT, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED, VESPER, GRASSHOPPER,
HENSLOW'S, NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED, LINCOLN'S, and FOX SPARROWS,
DICKCISSEL, BOBOLINK, and PURPLE FINCH.
A SWAINSON'S HAWK flew low over Kiptopeke SP, Northampton Co, VA, at
sunrise on Oct 17.
Maryland's *KELP GULL was seen at its usual haunt behind the Sea
Breeze Crab House, Sandgates, St. Mary's Co, Oct 12.
Two FRANKLIN'S GULLS were found at the Cherry Island Landfill near
Wilmington, DE, Oct 16--along with at least 27 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS. (Prior permission is required to bird the landfill, which is
closed on Sundays.)
An adult male SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD is visiting a feeder in the
Roanoke, VA, area. (For details, consult the VA-Bird list serve.)
Though distant, this bird--and a Calliope Hummer in Cape May, NJ--show
the importance of keeping hummingbird feeders filled during the fall.
An adult LARK SPARROW was found Oct 17 in Virginia Beach, at the
Airport Industrial Park (at the bend where Bayside Road runs into Lake
Whitehurst). It was looked for but not found on Oct 18.
A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was discovered in Henrico Co, east of
Richmond, Oct 16; it was near Curles Neck Farm, on the east side of
Turkey Island Rd just south of Rte 5. This bird was seen again later
on Oct 16, but could not be relocated Oct 17.
A WHITE IBIS flew over Little Island City Park in Virginia Beach on
Oct 15. A GLOSSY IBIS was present at Lake Roland, Howard Co, MD, on
Oct 12.
A vee of some 40 SNOW GEESE flew high over a home in Randallstown,
Baltimore Co, on Oct 12.
The EURASIAN WIGEON continued at Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, as
of Oct 16.
A good-sized flock of WILD TURKEY was working along the roadside south
of Lower Thompson WMA, Fauquier Co, VA, on Oct 16.
A KING RAIL was found at Occoquan NWR, Prince William Co, VA, Oct 14.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was present at Lilypons Water Gardens, Frederick Co,
MD, Oct 18.
A group of 49 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS was found Oct 13 at the
Mason-Dixon Farm pond, near Emmitsburg, Frederick Co, as was a flock
of 60-70 AMERICAN PIPITS.
On Oct 15, Bombay Hook NWR, DE, held 1 MARBLED and 1 or 2 HUDSONIAN
GODWITS, as well as 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen Oct 16 at Banshee Reeks Nature
Preserve, Loudoun Co, VA, and Oct 17 at Blue Mash Nature Trail,
Montgomery Co, MD.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was again present near the entrance to Kiptopeke
SP, Northampton Co, on Oct 18. It was flycatching from a telephone
wire just north of the intersection of Arlington Rd (Rte 645) and
Townsend Dr (Rte 646).
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen Oct 16 at Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co,
along the Bridle Trail. Also in the area were a HENSLOW'S SPARROW and
several flocks of LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
Again this week, BLUE-HEADED VIREOS were widely seen.
A SEDGE WREN, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, were found Oct 18, feeding
near the photo blind at the Eastern Shore of VA NWR, Northampton Co.
A MARSH WREN popped up at Blue Mash Oct 13, and on Oct 18, a MARSH
WREN was flying back and forth across the Bird Stream at Fort C. F.
Smith Park, Arlington, VA.
On Oct 17, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was working in willow trees in
the marsh seen from the duck blind at Julie Metz Wetlands near
Woodbridge, Prince William Co. On Oct 18, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
was picked up at Lilypons, along a berm near the Monocacy.
Sparrow season is upon us. In addition to the Clay-colored, Lark,
Henslow's, and Lincoln's Sparrows reported above, a VESPER SPARROW was
observed in a yard in Zion Crossroads, Louisa Co, VA, Oct 14; a
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Blue Mash Oct 16; a NELSON'S
SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was found in Howard Co Oct 17; a FOX SPARROW was
spotted Oct 14 at Lake Needwood, Montgomery Co, between the upper lake
and the golf course. LINCOLN'S SPARROWS appeared at many locations, as
did WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
A DICKCISSEL was reported Oct 15 at Blandy Experimental Farm, Clarke
Co, VA.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was found Oct 17 at Sunrise Park in Reston, Fairfax
Co, VA; it was working along a log in the pond.
PURPLE FINCHES were seen at several MD locations, including Washington
Co, Charles Co, and Blue Mash in Montgomery Co.
Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY,
VA-Bird, and Delaware Birds list servers.
Claudia Wilds's book, Finding Birds in the National Capital Area, is
an excellent source of directions to many birding sites. And the ANS
Bookstore is an excellent source for this and many other
nature-related titles: 301-652-3606.
To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to
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Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING.
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