FYI Joe Coleman
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 6/19/2007
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE
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This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
Naturalist Society. This report was completed at 8 pm. on Tuesday,
June 19.
Top birds this week are BROWN PELICAN in MD, MISSISSIPPI KITE in VA
and KING RAIL in MD.
Other birds of interest include HOODED MERGANSER, RUFFED GROUSE,
NORTHERN BOBWHITE, COMMON LOON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, ANHINGA, LEAST
BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, PEREGRINE
FALCON, shorebirds, GULL-BILLED TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, ALDER
FLYCATCHER, warblers, SUMMER TANAGER, sparrows, and DICKCISSEL.
A BROWN PELICAN was seen flying over Kensington, Montgomery Co, MD on
June 19.
A pair of MISSISSIPPI KITES circled over the southern part of the
Stratford Landing community, Fairfax Co, VA on June 12. This is about
a mile from the Sandburg MS location on Ft Hunt Rd they were reported
from last week. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen again over Sandburg MS on
June 17.
A pair of KING RAILS were found at Lilypons, Frederick Co, MD on June
13. They were observed in the large pond next to the parking lot and
sometimes in the open short grass next to the pond. The rails were
seen again in same location, this morning, June 19.
A HOODED MERGANSER was found at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD on
June 18.
A RUFFED GROUSE was found at Finzel Swamp, Garrett Co, MD on June 16.
A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was heard calling off Blackjack Rd south of
Stevensburg, Culpeper Co, VA on June 15. Another NORTHERN BOBWHITE was
heard in the vicinity of Greenbury Point, Anne Arundel Co, MD on June
16.
A COMMON LOON continues in the waters off Fort Smallwood Park, Anne
Arundel Co, MD as of June 15.
Eight AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were found at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester
Co, MD on June 17.
An adult male ANHINGA was observed soaring above the channel at the
new boat ramp in the southeastern portion of the Eastern Shore of
Virginia NWR, Northampton Co, VA on June 16.
Two LEAST BITTERNS were reported from Lilypons, Frederick Co, MD on
June 13.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was observed in the storm water
management pond at the corner of Key West Ave and Medical Center Dr,
Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD.
A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was seen adjacent to the "massive" power line cut
on I-70 near Myersville, Washington Co, MD on June 13.
Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in the vicinity of the Severn River
Bridge, Anne Arundel Co, MD on June 15 and 17.
A late GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER were found June 16
at the small pond within Blue Mash, Montgomery Co, MD.
A GULL-BILLED TERN was found on Craney Island, Norfolk Co, VA on June
15.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was heard in the Hemlock Gorge area of Prettyboy
Reservoir, Baltimore Co, MD on June 16.
Two CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOWS were heard singing from Weinberg, Anne Arundel
Co, VA on the night of June 15.
One, possibly two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen along Grassdale Rd
in the Remington area of Fauquier Co, VA on June 15. A RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER visited a backyard and made for an unexpected Father's Day
gift for a birder in Croom, PG Co, MD on June 17.
An ALDER FLYCATCHER was found near the intersection of Ballenger Creek
Pike and Mountville Rd, Frederick Co, MD on June 13. The spot is on
Ballenger Creek Pike about 200 meters south of Mountville Rd by a dead
tree on the left. It was still being seen as of June 19.
Some warblers of interest over the past week include a late BLACKPOLL
WARBLER found on Noland Trail in Mariner's Museum Park in Newport
News, VA on June 12. A male CERULEAN WARBLER was singing just south of
the intersection of Glover Rd and Ross Dr, within Rock Creek Park, DC
on June 13. Worm-eating Warblers were reported from the Hemlock Gorge
area of Prettyboy Reservoir, Baltimore Co, MD on June 16. A male
KENTUCKY WARBLER (along with several HOODED WARBLERS) were found off
the yellow trail at Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract near Laurel,
MD on June 16. KENTUCKY WARBLERS were also observed near Big Pool,
Washington Co, MD on June 16. A HOODED WARBLER was also seen June 15
at Stoney Creek Park, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
A SUMMER TANAGER was found along the entrance road to the Patuxent
Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center, PG Co, MD on June
16.
Two HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were seen off Old Legislative Rd near
Frostburg, Garrett Co, MD on June 16. A late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
was observed and heard singing in a backyard in Potomac, MD on June
17.
A DICKCISSEL continues at Antietam National Battlefield, Washington
Co, MD as of June 17. It was singing from a tree in the wedge formed
by Rt 65 and Dunker Church Rd. DICKCISSELS also continue off Blackjack
Rd south of Stevensburg, Culpeper Co, VA as of June 15. On June 19, a
DICKCISSEL was found on the opposite side of the Mountville Rd from
the ALDER FLYCATCHER spot (see above) in Frederick Co, MD.
Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOsprey,
VA-Bird, and DE Birding list servers.
Finding Birds in the National Capital Area by Claudia Wilds is an
excellent source for directions to many birding sites. The ANS
Bookstore (301-652-3606 or
www.audubonnaturalist.org/cgi-bin/mesh/store) is an excellent source
for this and many other nature-related titles.
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Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING.
*Of interest to the record committee.
