1. A reputable source (an experienced hunter and former FWS official) told
me that he saw an oldsquaw on a pond in Loudon County last weekend. It was
a male molting into summer plumage on a small pond off of Rte. 287 (Berlin
Turnpike). The pond is immediately after a larger pond that often has swans
in it. Presumably it is long gone, but it is an interesting location.
2. The warm weather pulled in a few new species at Huntley (YELLOWTHROAT and
THRASHER). PINE WARBLERS must still be moving - I saw a couple of very drab
females in places where they do not traditionally breed. Shorebird numbers
are building: 33 SNIPE, 5 PECTORAL, 2 GR. YELLOWLEGS, and 1 KILLDEER. Also
in the wetland were 2 female RING-NECKED DUCKS. Other notables:
Red-shoulder 1
Sharpie 1
PB grebe 2
Green-winged teal 30 (no shovelers)
Wood duck 2
Hooded merg 2
Barred owl 1
Flicker 12
Phoebe 6
GC kinglet 9
Yellow-rump 3 (a three-warbler day!)
Song sparrow 5
Swamp 10
White-throated 10
Field 15
Junco 2
Towhee 4
Rusty BB 15 (I may have missed the morning commute, as I got to the wetland
a bit after sunrise)
Ben Jesup
Alexandria
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