Ben Jesup and I were poking around the Meadowood area and a few other spots on
the Mason Neck peninsula yesterday (4-24-04) and we heard something that
sounded like a Least Flycatcher.
We heard a CHE-BECK! coming from a wooded area along a little stream, and then
30 seconds later we heard it again. It called a couple more times in the next
few minutes but we never found the bird.
It sounded just right for a Least but it seems a little early for those guys,
and I don't recall seeing any reports for this species farther south. The MD
Yellow Book has an early date of 4-19, so it's not out of the realm of
possibility.
We couldn't come up with any other possibility other than a Least. It was
definitely NOT and Acadian.
I'm going to call it a Least for my records, but if anyone has any thoughts or
info on why you agree or disagree, I'd love to hear them.
Other highlights for the morning were:
Red Eyed, White Eyed and Solitary Vireo
Ovenbird
Parula
LA Waterthrush
No. Waterthrush
BT Blue
BT Green
Worm Eating
Praire
Black and White
C. Yellowthroat
Yellow Rumped
Scarlet Tanager
Balto Oriole
Meadowlark
RT Hummingbird
Blue Grosbeak
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Bart Hutchinson
Alexandria, VA
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