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From: Steve Cordle <sco...@capaccess.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 12:18 PM
Subject: DC Area, 10/13/2015
To: BIRD...@listserv.ksu.edu
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 10/13/2015
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/central and southern DE/WV panhandle
Reports, comments and questions: vo...@anshome.org
Compiler: Joe Coleman
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central
Atlantic States (independent of NAS)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (sco...@capaccess.org)
Please consider joining ANS, especially if you are a regular user of
the Voice (Individual $50; Family $65; Nature Steward $100; Audubon
Advocate $200). The membership number is 301-652-9188, option 12; the
address is 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815; and the web
site is http://www.AudubonNaturalist.org.
This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
Naturalist Society. This report covers the week starting Tuesday, Oct
6 and was completed on Tuesday, Oct 13 at 10:00 a.m.
The top birds this week are REDDISH EGRET* in MD and BELL'S VIREO* in
DC.
Other birds of interest this week included waterfowl, GREAT CORMORANT,
WHITE IBIS, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, COMMON GALLINULE, AVOCET,
shorebirds including AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, godwits, BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER, and phalaropes, PARASITIC JAEGER, BLACK TERN, BLACK
SKIMMER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, COMMON RAVEN, warblers including CONNECTICUT, sparrows
including CLAY-COLORED, VESPER, LARK, FOX, and LINCOLN'S, SUMMER
TANAGER, and DICKCISSEL.
TOP BIRDS
The REDDISH EGRET* on Skimmer Island in Ocean City, Worcester Co, MD
was seen again on Oct 6 but hasn't been seen since then.
A BELL'S VIREO* was found and photographed Oct 12 at the National
Arboretum in NE DC. To find this bird, park in the parking lot
immediately on the right after entering the arboretum from New York
Ave and search in the scrub along both sides of the chain-link fence
at the real of the parking lot.
OTHER BIRDS OF INTEREST
A ROSS'S GOOSE at Riverbend Park, Frederick Co, MD, was seen through
Oct 9. The long-present tagged TRUMPETER SWAN* continues at Lake
Churchill, Montgomery Co, MD, with a sighting on Oct 10. More and more
waterfowl migrated into the area this past week including a BRANT on
Oct 9 at Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA, 12 on a boat trip in
Northampton, and CACKLING GEESE at a few widely-scattered locations.
A GREAT CORMORANT was seen Oct 8 from the Cape Henlopen Hawkwatch,
Sussex Co, DE.
A WHITE IBIS was seen Oct 11 at Bayside Point, Assateague Island NS,
Worcester Co, MD; another was seen the day during the Big Sit at
Kiptopeke SP Northampton Co, VA.
The Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch in Augusta Co, VA reported its first
NORTHERN GOSHAWK of the season on Oct 6. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen
Oct 11 at the Mount Pleasant Farm, Howard Co (MD) Conservancy. GOLDEN
EAGLES were reported from a few of the hawk watches during the week,
including one at Cape Henlopen SP, Sussex Co, DE and 3 at the Rockfish
Gap Hawkwatch, Afton//Waynesboro, Augusta Co, VA. Another, an adult,
flew over a house north of Frederick, MD on Oct 12.
Two COMMON GALLINULES were seen Oct 8 and 10 at Greenfield Lake,
Botetourt Co, VA. A COMMON GALLINULE was seen Oct 12 at Hart-Miller
Island, Baltimore Co, MD.
Ten AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen Oct 8 at the Craney Island Disposal
Area, Portsmouth, VA and 29 were at Poplar Island, Talbot Co, MD on
Oct 9 while hundreds continued at Bombay Hook NWR, Kent Co, DE last
week.
Among the many birds found during a survey at Hart-Miller Island,
Baltimore Co, MD on the 7th were 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 4
HUDSONIAN GODWITS, and 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Three AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were among the birds seen
at Hart-Miller on the 12th. Both HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS were
seen on and off throughout the week on Skimmer Island, Ocean City, MD,
with the latest report of the former on Oct 7 and the latter on the
11th. MARBLED GODWITS continue at Shearness Pool, Bombay Hook NWR,
Kent Co, DE, with 7 there on Oct 12 along with one HUDSONIAN GODWIT.
STILT SANDPIPERS and single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at
several locations this past week. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen Oct 11
on the C&O Canal, North Branch, North Branch, Allegany Co, MD.
A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was seen Oct 8 at Shearness Pool, Bombay Hook
NWR. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, found Oct 7 on Leonard's Pond on Faughts
Rd north of Weyers Cave, Rockingham Co, VA, was seen throughout the
week.
Two PARASITIC JAEGERS flew by the Cape Henlopen Hawkwatch on Oct 11.
A BLACK TERN was seen Oct 7 along the Jamestown Island Causeway, James
City Co, VA, and the same location two had been seen earlier in the
week.
A BLACK SKIMMER was seen flying over both Anne Arundel Co and Prince
George's Co, MD during a big sit in Bristol, Anne Arundel Co, MD on
Oct 11.
An immature BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found on the Wilson Mill Trail on
Oct 7 in Little Bennett Regional Park, Montgomery Co, MD.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen Oct 7 at Beaverdam Park, Gloucester
Co, VA.
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS continued to be seen at a few locations, including
one reported from Leesylvania SP, Prince William Co, VA on Oct 7 and
another on the 9th at the Swan Creek Wetland/Cox Creek DMCF, Anne
Arundel Co, MD.
A vocalizing COMMON RAVEN flew over a yard Oct 12 in California, St.
Mary's Co, MD.
While warbler migration appeared to be tailing off, it popped back at
the beginning of last week and then began to drop off again. An
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen Oct 6 in the maintenance yard at Rock
Creek Park, NW DC. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was also seen Oct 11 at
Hydes Road Park, Baltimore Co, MD. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen Oct
6 at Bayside Point, Assateague Island NS, Worcester Co, MD. The
CONNECTICUT WARBLER at Mount Pleasant Farm was seen again on Oct 7. A
CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen Oct 8 and 9 at Pleasure House Point,
Virginia Beach, VA.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found Oct 7 in the campground at Bayside
Point, Assateague Island National Seashore, Worcester Co, MD. A
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was also reported from Leesylvania SP, Prince
William Co, VA on Oct 7. Other CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were reported
from the Mount Pleasant Farm, Howard County Conservancy, MD on Oct 8
and on Oct 11 from the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel Co,
MD. Single VESPER SPARROWS were seen Oct 8 in the Old Trail
neighborhood, Crozet, Albemarle Co, VA and on Oct 10 at the National
Arboretum, NE DC. A LARK SPARROW was seen and photographed Oct 6 at
the Rehoboth (DE) Golf Park. An early FOX SPARROW was seen and
photographed Oct 10 at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Chantilly, Fairfax
Co, VA. LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were seen at a number of locations
throughout the week.
SUMMER TANAGERS continued to be seen at a few locations this week.
A DICKCISSEL was seen Oct 6 at Bristoe Station Battlefield, Prince
William Co, VA. Another was seen Oct 10 and 11 from the Kiptopeke
Hawkwatch, Northampton Co, VA.
***
This week's report was based on reports on the DE, MD, VA, and WV list
servers via the ABA Internet links, and on eBird records.
The Audubon Sanctuary Shop (301-652-3606, http://anshome.org/shop) is
an excellent source for guidebooks and many other nature-related
titles.
To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to vo...@anshome.org.
Please post reports before midnight Monday, identify the county as
well as the state, and include your name and a Tuesday morning
contact, e-mail or phone.
Thank you for your interest, and enjoy the birds.
*Of interest to the applicable state records committee
From: Steve Cordle <sco...@capaccess.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 12:18 PM
Subject: DC Area, 10/13/2015
To: BIRD...@listserv.ksu.edu
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 10/13/2015
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/central and southern DE/WV panhandle
Reports, comments and questions: vo...@anshome.org
Compiler: Joe Coleman
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central
Atlantic States (independent of NAS)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (sco...@capaccess.org)
Please consider joining ANS, especially if you are a regular user of
the Voice (Individual $50; Family $65; Nature Steward $100; Audubon
Advocate $200). The membership number is 301-652-9188, option 12; the
address is 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815; and the web
site is http://www.AudubonNaturalist.org.
This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
Naturalist Society. This report covers the week starting Tuesday, Oct
6 and was completed on Tuesday, Oct 13 at 10:00 a.m.
The top birds this week are REDDISH EGRET* in MD and BELL'S VIREO* in
DC.
Other birds of interest this week included waterfowl, GREAT CORMORANT,
WHITE IBIS, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, COMMON GALLINULE, AVOCET,
shorebirds including AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, godwits, BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER, and phalaropes, PARASITIC JAEGER, BLACK TERN, BLACK
SKIMMER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, COMMON RAVEN, warblers including CONNECTICUT, sparrows
including CLAY-COLORED, VESPER, LARK, FOX, and LINCOLN'S, SUMMER
TANAGER, and DICKCISSEL.
TOP BIRDS
The REDDISH EGRET* on Skimmer Island in Ocean City, Worcester Co, MD
was seen again on Oct 6 but hasn't been seen since then.
A BELL'S VIREO* was found and photographed Oct 12 at the National
Arboretum in NE DC. To find this bird, park in the parking lot
immediately on the right after entering the arboretum from New York
Ave and search in the scrub along both sides of the chain-link fence
at the real of the parking lot.
OTHER BIRDS OF INTEREST
A ROSS'S GOOSE at Riverbend Park, Frederick Co, MD, was seen through
Oct 9. The long-present tagged TRUMPETER SWAN* continues at Lake
Churchill, Montgomery Co, MD, with a sighting on Oct 10. More and more
waterfowl migrated into the area this past week including a BRANT on
Oct 9 at Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA, 12 on a boat trip in
Northampton, and CACKLING GEESE at a few widely-scattered locations.
A GREAT CORMORANT was seen Oct 8 from the Cape Henlopen Hawkwatch,
Sussex Co, DE.
A WHITE IBIS was seen Oct 11 at Bayside Point, Assateague Island NS,
Worcester Co, MD; another was seen the day during the Big Sit at
Kiptopeke SP Northampton Co, VA.
The Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch in Augusta Co, VA reported its first
NORTHERN GOSHAWK of the season on Oct 6. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen
Oct 11 at the Mount Pleasant Farm, Howard Co (MD) Conservancy. GOLDEN
EAGLES were reported from a few of the hawk watches during the week,
including one at Cape Henlopen SP, Sussex Co, DE and 3 at the Rockfish
Gap Hawkwatch, Afton//Waynesboro, Augusta Co, VA. Another, an adult,
flew over a house north of Frederick, MD on Oct 12.
Two COMMON GALLINULES were seen Oct 8 and 10 at Greenfield Lake,
Botetourt Co, VA. A COMMON GALLINULE was seen Oct 12 at Hart-Miller
Island, Baltimore Co, MD.
Ten AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen Oct 8 at the Craney Island Disposal
Area, Portsmouth, VA and 29 were at Poplar Island, Talbot Co, MD on
Oct 9 while hundreds continued at Bombay Hook NWR, Kent Co, DE last
week.
Among the many birds found during a survey at Hart-Miller Island,
Baltimore Co, MD on the 7th were 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 4
HUDSONIAN GODWITS, and 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Three AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were among the birds seen
at Hart-Miller on the 12th. Both HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS were
seen on and off throughout the week on Skimmer Island, Ocean City, MD,
with the latest report of the former on Oct 7 and the latter on the
11th. MARBLED GODWITS continue at Shearness Pool, Bombay Hook NWR,
Kent Co, DE, with 7 there on Oct 12 along with one HUDSONIAN GODWIT.
STILT SANDPIPERS and single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at
several locations this past week. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen Oct 11
on the C&O Canal, North Branch, North Branch, Allegany Co, MD.
A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was seen Oct 8 at Shearness Pool, Bombay Hook
NWR. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, found Oct 7 on Leonard's Pond on Faughts
Rd north of Weyers Cave, Rockingham Co, VA, was seen throughout the
week.
Two PARASITIC JAEGERS flew by the Cape Henlopen Hawkwatch on Oct 11.
A BLACK TERN was seen Oct 7 along the Jamestown Island Causeway, James
City Co, VA, and the same location two had been seen earlier in the
week.
A BLACK SKIMMER was seen flying over both Anne Arundel Co and Prince
George's Co, MD during a big sit in Bristol, Anne Arundel Co, MD on
Oct 11.
An immature BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found on the Wilson Mill Trail on
Oct 7 in Little Bennett Regional Park, Montgomery Co, MD.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen Oct 7 at Beaverdam Park, Gloucester
Co, VA.
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS continued to be seen at a few locations, including
one reported from Leesylvania SP, Prince William Co, VA on Oct 7 and
another on the 9th at the Swan Creek Wetland/Cox Creek DMCF, Anne
Arundel Co, MD.
A vocalizing COMMON RAVEN flew over a yard Oct 12 in California, St.
Mary's Co, MD.
While warbler migration appeared to be tailing off, it popped back at
the beginning of last week and then began to drop off again. An
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen Oct 6 in the maintenance yard at Rock
Creek Park, NW DC. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was also seen Oct 11 at
Hydes Road Park, Baltimore Co, MD. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen Oct
6 at Bayside Point, Assateague Island NS, Worcester Co, MD. The
CONNECTICUT WARBLER at Mount Pleasant Farm was seen again on Oct 7. A
CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen Oct 8 and 9 at Pleasure House Point,
Virginia Beach, VA.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found Oct 7 in the campground at Bayside
Point, Assateague Island National Seashore, Worcester Co, MD. A
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was also reported from Leesylvania SP, Prince
William Co, VA on Oct 7. Other CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were reported
from the Mount Pleasant Farm, Howard County Conservancy, MD on Oct 8
and on Oct 11 from the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel Co,
MD. Single VESPER SPARROWS were seen Oct 8 in the Old Trail
neighborhood, Crozet, Albemarle Co, VA and on Oct 10 at the National
Arboretum, NE DC. A LARK SPARROW was seen and photographed Oct 6 at
the Rehoboth (DE) Golf Park. An early FOX SPARROW was seen and
photographed Oct 10 at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Chantilly, Fairfax
Co, VA. LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were seen at a number of locations
throughout the week.
SUMMER TANAGERS continued to be seen at a few locations this week.
A DICKCISSEL was seen Oct 6 at Bristoe Station Battlefield, Prince
William Co, VA. Another was seen Oct 10 and 11 from the Kiptopeke
Hawkwatch, Northampton Co, VA.
***
This week's report was based on reports on the DE, MD, VA, and WV list
servers via the ABA Internet links, and on eBird records.
The Audubon Sanctuary Shop (301-652-3606, http://anshome.org/shop) is
an excellent source for guidebooks and many other nature-related
titles.
To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to vo...@anshome.org.
Please post reports before midnight Monday, identify the county as
well as the state, and include your name and a Tuesday morning
contact, e-mail or phone.
Thank you for your interest, and enjoy the birds.
*Of interest to the applicable state records committee
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