This continues what Ned Brinkley began back in March with a list of arrivals
for species in Virginia. Ned departed in mid-April for two weeks, and I've
somewhat slacked off a bit, so I expect that a few of these are wrong. A few
holes that I know/suspect that I have are: Chuck-will's-widow, I know are
here but I flat out missed the first one; Black-throated Blue Warbler, if
anyone has one before today, that would be good (and likely); 20 April Chat
probably wasn't the earliest; 25 April Rose-breasted Grosbeak probably wasn't
the earliest. Take a look, and see where else I failed.
The following is for entertainment purposes only.
Here's what I have through today, 29 April, at 4PM:
2003 Spring Arrival Dates: Commonwealth of Virginia
March: Almost-certain immigrants from out-of-state
04 March: Pectoral Sandpiper, Rockingham County, Clair Mellinger (honorable
mention was 25 of them at Leggetts Bottom, Halifax County; Jeff Blalock)
10 March: Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Lake Shenandoah, Rockingham County;
Ken Ranck)
11 March: Purple Martin (western Charles City County; Dana Bradshaw)
12 March: Blue-winged Teal (Dulles Wetlands, Loudoun County; John Drummond)
13 March: Broad-winged Hawk (east of Danville; Jeff Blalock)
19 March: Royal Tern (Cape Charles Beach; Steve Hairfield, Ned Brinkley)Â Â
21 March: Yellow-throated Warbler (western Charles City County; Dana
Bradshaw)
22 March: Barn Swallow (Augusta County; Allen Larner)
22 March: Louisiana Waterthrush (Great Falls NP, Fairfax County; Alex
Merritt)
23 March: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Huntley Meadows; Brenda Tekin; and First
Landing SP; Elisa Enders).
23 March: Glossy Ibis (Cape Charles Beach; Ned Brinkley)
23 March: Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Norfolk; David Clark)
25 March: Black-and-white Warbler (Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield
County; Paul Bedell)
26 March: Prairie Warbler (First Landing SP; Sheila Scoville)
28 March: Caspian Tern (Dyke Marsh, Fairfax County; Rich Rieger)
29 March: Northern Parula (First Landing SP; Sheila Scoville)
March: Earliest arrivals in Virginia away from known or likely wintering
areas (possibly intrastate migrants)
22 March: American Bittern (Huntley Meadows, Ben Jesup)
23 March: King Rail (Huntley Meadows, Brenda Tekin)
16 March: House Wren (Manassas; Laura Catterton)
29 March: Common Yellowthroat (Henricus, Richmond; fide Larry Lynch)
April
03 April: Eastern Kingbird* (Cape Charles town; Mary Reid Barrow, Ned
Brinkley)
03 April: Whip-poor-will (Dillwyn, Buckingham County; David Spears)
04 April: Ovenbird (Suffolk; Les Willis)
04 April: Worm-eating Warbler* (Lake Albemarle, Albemarle County; Brenda
Tekin)
04 April: Black-throated Green Warbler (Breaks Interstate Park; David Raines)
06 April: Prothonotary Warbler (Great Dismal Swamp NWR; Kurt and Debbie
Schroeder)
06 April: Wood Thrush (Great Dismal Swamp NWR; Kurt and Debbie Schroeder)
06 April: Great Crested Flycatcher+ (Great Dismal Swamp NWR; Brenda Tekin)
06 April: Solitary Sandpiper (Rockingham County; Todd Day, Ken Ranck, Sue
Heath, Ian Topolsky)
06 April: Green Heron (Augusta County, Allen and Pat Larner; Fauquier County;
Ian Topolsky, Todd Day)
06 April: Veery*+ (Great Dismal Swamp NWR; Brenda Tekin)
07 April: Common Tern (CBBT; Brian Taber)
08 April: Orchard Oriole (Cape Charles town; Ned Brinkley)
09 April: Spotted Sandpiper (BayCreek, Cape Charles; Tom Saunders)
12 April: Indigo Bunting (Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR; Bill and Betty
Styre)
13 April: Hooded Warbler (CBBT #4; Phil Kenney, Brenda Tekin, Ned Brinkley)
13 April: Red-eyed Vireo (First Landing SP; Sheila Scoville)
13 April: Parasitic Jaeger (CBBT #3; Phil Kenney, Ned Brinkley, et al.)
14 April: Chimney Swift (Oak Grove Lake Park, Chesapeake; David Clark;
Suffolk, Les Willis; Cape Charles, Ned Brinkley; Fauquier County, Todd Day)
14 April: Yellow-throated Vireo (western Southampton County; Dana Bradshaw)Â
14 April: Swainsonâs Warbler (Great Dismal Swamp NWR; Bob Ake)
14 April: Northern Waterthrush (Great Dismal Swamp NWR; Bob Ake)
15 April: Yellow Warbler (Grundy; Roger Mayhorn)
15 April: American Redstart (Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville; Dave
White)
15 April: Blackburnian Warbler (Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville; Dave
White)
16 April, Warbling Vireo, Fairfax County, Craig Tumer
17 April, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Louisa County, Dave White
17 April, Magnolia Warbler, Louisa County, Dave White
19 April, Bank Swallow, Fauquier County, Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
19 April, Grasshopper Sparrow, Fauquier County, Todd Day
19 April, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Prince William County, Kurt Gaskill
20 April, Blackpoll Warlber+, Alexandria, Dan Kluza
20 April, Cerulean Warbler, Madison County, George Harris
20 April, Yellow-breasted Chat+, Fauquier County, Todd Day
21 April, Scarlet Tanager, Buchanan County, Michelle Talbot
22 April, Least Tern, College Creek Hawkwatch, Bill Williams, Tom Armour, and
Brian Taber
22 April, Blue Grosbeak, Chesterfield County, Paul Bedell
24 April, Bobolink, Halifax County, Jeff Blalock
25 April, Blue-winged Warbler, James River Park (Richmond?), Larry Lynch
25 April, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Chesterfield County, Larry Lynch
26 April, Common Nighthawk, Botetout County, Brenda Tekin and Gordy Adamski
26 April, Philadelphia Vireo, Frederick County, Jon Little
26 April, Golden-winged Warbler, Buchanan County, Buchanan County Bird Club,
reported by Roger Mayhorn
26 April, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Buchanan County, Buchanan County Bird Club,
reported by Roger Mayhorn
26 April, Cape May Warbler, Fairfax County, Linda Millington and Kurt Gaskill
26 April, Bay-breasted Warbler+, Botetout County, Brenda Tekin and Gordy
Adamski,
26 April, Summer Tanager, Gloucester County, Joyce and Hayes Williams
27 April, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Great Dismal Swamp, Monticello Bird Club,
reported by Brenda Tekin
27 April, Acadian Flycatcher, Great Dismal Swamp, Monticello Bird Club,
reported by Brenda Tekin; Fairfax County, Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
27 April, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Northampton County?, Mike Iwanik and Vicky
Gullet
29 April, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Fauquier County, Sue Heath and Todd
Day
29 April, Swainson's Thrush, Fairfax County, Ben Jesup
April: Earliest arrivals in Virginia away from known or likely wintering
areas (possibly intrastate migrants)
04 April: White-eyed Vireo (Dutch Gap Conservation Area, Chesterfield County,
Paul Bedell)
09 April: Baltimore Oriole* (Staunton; Lisa Hamilton)
11 April: Common Moorhen (Bells Lane, Augusta County; Allen Larner)
13 April: Little Blue Heron (Back Bay NWR; David Clark)
21 April, Sora, Fairfax County, Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Walk, reported
by Harry Glasgow
* = more than one week earlier than âaverageâ arrival date.Â
+ = heard only or not mentioned as seen
Good-bye.
tmd
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Todd Day
Jeffersonton, VA
Culpeper County
Blkvulture@xxxxxxx
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