o There was a NASHVILLE WARBLER at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, NE DC
this morning at 9:10 a.m. The bird was initially low down in weeds with
Song Sparrows, then flew up into a tree with lots of creeper on it. I had
a real good look at this bird, which I initially thought was an
Orange-crowned (based on the way it was flicking around and the late time
of year), but I saw the yellow chest and belly, olive-green wings, gray
head and obvious complete eye ring. No streaks in front, even faint ones,
and the yellow was bright, not drab.
This is an extremely late date for this species in DC. I have 3 October
records for DC, but the latest of these was the 10th. Latest record I
have for the Washington metropolitan area was 10/13/2000 in the North Tract
of Patuxent Research Refuge in AA County, MD. I did see a Nashville in
southern Missouri on 11/03/95.
Other nice birds at KAG were FOX SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH and WINTER WREN. A
COOPER'S HAWK fly over and in Kenilworth Park a group of crows were
hassling a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.
o This afternoon, about 2 p.m., there was a TUNDRA SWAN at the south
end of Theodore Roosevelt Island, tipping up in the river channel closest
to the island. This is very near where a "hot-line" TUNDRA SWAN was seen
repeatedly from the Virginia shore, back in mid August. I am wondering
whether this could be the same bird. I have not birded here since 8/14/02,
when I saw the Tundra Swan that was being reported at that time. I note
from the local listservs that Tundra Swans have been migrating through the
mid-Atlantic.
Anyone have any opinions about the swan?
Mike Bowen
Bethesda, MD
D.H. Michael Bowen (Mike)
8609 Ewing Drive
Bethesda MD 20817
Tel./Fax: (301) 530-5764
e-mail: dhmbowen@xxxxxxxxx
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