FYI
Joe Coleman
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Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: DC Area, 9/07/04
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 9/07/04
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE
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This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
Naturalist Society. This tape was made Tuesday, Sept 7, at 5 p.m.
Top birds this week are CURLEW SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED STINT in DE
and *KELP GULL in MD.
Other birds of interest include WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, ANHINGA, LITTLE
BLUE and TRICOLORED HERONS, EURASIAN WIGEON, NORTHERN GOSHAWK,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, KING RAIL, SANDHILL CRANE, shorebirds including
UPLAND, BAIRD'S, and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, PARASITIC JAEGER,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, WHIP-POOR-WILL, OLIVE-SIDED and
other FLYCATCHERS, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
GOLDEN-WINGED, MOURNING, and other warblers, LARK SPARROW, and
ROSE-BREASTED and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
The molting CURLEW SANDPIPER reported last week at Raymond Pool,
Bombay Hook NWR, DE, was found again Sept 2. Also present were 2
WILSON'S PHALAROPES.
The *KELP GULL reappeared Sept 1--after several months' absence--at
its usual haunt behind the Sea Breeze Crab House in Sandgates, St.
Mary's Co, MD.
On Sept 6, a WILSON'S STORM-PETREL and a PARASATIC JAEGER were spotted
from the Point at Cape Henlopen SP, DE.
Two female ANHINGAS were again at the Stumpy Lake golf course in the
Kempsville area of Virginia Beach Sept 4 [DeLorme 30, B2]. As before,
they perched in cypress trees in the middle of the lake on the left
side of the causeway. [For directions, see Claudia Wilds.**]
The immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Huntley Meadows Park,
Fairfax Co, VA, as of Sept 6.
A TRICOLORED HERON was discovered Sept 2 in Montgomery Co, MD; it was
at the Potomac River, adjacent to Lock 10 on the C&O Canal (the first
parking lot on the Clara Barton Parkway inside the Beltway).
Three TRICOLORED HERONS were found on Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore
Co, MD, Aug 4, as were 20 species of shorebird, including AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER and BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. In addition, the EURASIAN WIGEON
found a week earlier was still present.
A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was reported from St. Mary's Co, MD, Sept 3; the
bird was observed as it flew past an office window near a heavily
wooded area 6 miles northwest of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
Moderately good flights of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were noted at area hawk
watches.
A KING RAIL was heard at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, on Sept 5--the first
time in more than a dozen years.
A SANDHILL CRANE flew over the hawk watch at Kiptopeke SP, Northampton
Co, VA, Sept 2.
Fields throughout the area hosted migrant shorebirds.
In Dorchester Co, MD, a plowed field on the SE side of Rte 307 a
quarter-mile northeast of Hurlock held AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER,
BAIRD'S, PECTORAL, and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, among others, on Aug
31. By Sept 2 they were joined by an UPLAND SANDPIPER.
In Frederick Co, MD, on Sept 1, the east pond at the Mason-Dixon Farm
near Emmitsburg featured AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and BAIRD'S SANDPIPER.
These same two species were also seen in northern Westmoreland Co, VA,
in a field along Horners Mill Rd near Leedstown.
On Sept 1, potato fields along Cartanza Rd, near Bombay Hook, held
7-10 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and at least 1 BUFF-BREASTED.
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER graced turf farm fields in western
Montgomery Co, along the gravel road south of White's Ferry, with
sightings Sept 2 through 5. On Sept 3, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was
found at the Polo Grounds along Hughes Rd.
In Northampton Co, VA, fields along Capeville Drive, east of Rte 13,
held 14 shorebird species and 600 individuals on Sept 3; many of these
birds, plus SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, were still present Sept 6.
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were nearby, in
fields near the intersection of Sealand Rd with Rte 600.
Another good spot for shorebirds was Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA.
There was a second-hand report of a SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER there on
Sept 4.
At the Dulles Greenway Wetlands territory (limited access) in Loudoun
Co, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was one of 8 shorebird species present on
Sept 5.
Shorebirds are also gathering at Lake Roland and Paper Mill flats,
both in Baltimore Co.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were again enjoyed at multiple locations. On Sept 1,
120 soared over the Rock Creek Park stables south of Military Rd, NW
DC. On the evening of Sept 6, some 40-50 put on a flashy display in
Fairfax Co, over the smaller shopping center across from the Tysons
Corner Center entrance on Rte 7. NIGHTHAWKS were also seen over a yard
in Bethesda, Montgomery Co, and Long Branch Nature Center in
Arlington.
A WHIP-POOR-WILL was calling in a yard in Alexandria, VA, early on the
morning of Sept 2.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found Sept 1 at the northern section of
Little Bennett RP, Montgomery Co, atop a large sycamore near the
intersection of Prescott and Hyattstown Mill Rds. On Sept 1, an
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found at Phelps WMA, Fauquier Co, VA, at
the Marsh Run parking area; the following day this area featured
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.
On Sept 4, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was again found at the Blue Ridge
Center in Loudoun Co, along the power line cut.
On Sept 2, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER sat on a snag along the riverbank
at Kelly's Ford Bridge along Rte 620 on the Fauquier/Culpeper Co line.
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was observed at Rock Creek Park, NW DC, Sept
1 and 5, on the latter day along with LEAST, ACADIAN, and TRAILL'S
FLYCATCHERS.
PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported from Fort C. F. Smith, Arlington, Sept
3; Layhill Park, Montgomery Co, Sept 3; and the New York Monuments
area of Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William Co, Sept 5.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were spotted at Milford Mill Park, Baltimore
Co, Sept 1 and 2; a yard in Columbia, Howard Co, Sept 4; Black Walnut
Point on Tilghman Island, Talbot Co, MD, Sept 5; and a yard in Charles
Co, MD, Sept 6.
Warbler hotspots included Rock Creek Park, DC; and in MD, Rock Creek
Park, Montgomery Co; Piney Run Park, Carroll Co; Turkey Point, Cecil
Co; Villa Nova Park, western Baltimore Co. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was
appeared in a yard near Middleburg, Loudoun Co, VA, Sept 5. MOURNING
WARBLER was found in a Howard Co yard Sept 1, and at Rockburn Park,
Howard Co, Sept 2. MOURNING WARBLER was one of a dozen warbler species
seen at Black Walnut Point Sept 5, and one of a dozen species seen at
the New York Monuments area, also Sept 5.
An adult LARK SPARROW was found Sept 4 in southern Northampton County;
it flew up from a farm field on the north side of Cedar Grove Rd, east
of Kiptopeke SP.
Two ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS visited a yard in Howard Co Sept 3. At
least 6 BLUE GROSBEAKS were cavorting at Blue Mash Nature Park,
Montgomery Co, on Sept 5.
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.
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Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING.
* Of interest to the MD/DC Records Committee. For more information,
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