Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 7/11/2006
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
Reports (voice): 301-652-1088 option 2
(email): voice@AudubonNaturalist.org
(deadline): midnight Mondays
Compiler: Helen Patton
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central
Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (scordle@capaccess.org)
Please consider joining ANS, especially if you are a regular user of
the Voice (Individual $40; Family $50; Nature Steward $75; Audubon
Advocate $150). 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 was prepared Tuesday, July 11, at
10am.
Birds of interest include PIED-BILLED GREBE, WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN
and LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON,
PEREGRINE FALCON, KING RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, SANDHILL CRANE, LEAST
SANDPIPER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, LEAST TERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and DICKCISSEL.
A WHITE PELICAN has been observed at Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA
from July 3 through July 6. It is suggested that birders call before
visiting the site as the area may be closed due to erosion/washed-out
roads.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at Swan Harbor, Harford Co, MD on July 9.
One LEAST BITTERN and a single KING RAIL were glimpsed at Occoquan Bay
NWR, Prince William Co, VA, on July 8. An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was
spotted in a storm water management pond on Williams Road, Cecil Co,
MD on July 9. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was in some standing flood
water on the Rock Creek Parkway median just south of the Massachusetts
Avenue ramp, DC on July 6.
A COMMON MOORHEN was spotted at the Bethel Managed Hunting Area, Cecil
Co, on July 9.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were heard overhead during an unusual night flight
in Falls Church, VA on July 5.
A trip to Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD on July 8 turned up 163
PIED-BILLED GREBES (a new high count) plus 3 LEAST BITTERNS, a
PEREGRINE FALCON, a COMMON MOORHEN, and 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS. Even
higher counts of these species were noted during a special survey on
July 10. On July 5, a LEAST SANDPIPER was found at the PPG Ponds,
Allegany Co, MD.
An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was flushed at Occoquan Bay NWR on July 4.
Three LEAST TERNS were flying over the Anacostia River, seen from the
Bladensburg Marina, Prince Georges Co, MD on July 9.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Riverbend Park, Fairfax Co,
VA, on July 4.
A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was noted near the pond on Silverbrook Road in the
Lorton area, Fairfax Co, on July 4. Another WILLOW FLYCATCHER was seen
in a Baltimore Co, MD atlas block on July 7. A good population of
WILLOW FLYCATCHERS appeared in a Montgomery Co, atlas block on July 8.
An impromptu point count census along the eastern slope of the Blue
Ridge in NW Loudoun Co, VA yielded WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, a BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS on July 8.
A single DICKCISSEL was vocalizing at the Remington sod farm, SW
Fauquier Co, VA, in the vicinity of Savannah Branch Road and Sumerduck
Road on July 5. GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS posed and sang on Grassdale Road.
A pelagic trip scheduled for August 28 out of Lewes, DE, is full. To
put your name on the waiting list, you can e-mail See Life Paulagics
at info@paulagics.com or phone 215-234-6805.
Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY,
VA-Bird, and DE Birds 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.
To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to
voice@AudubonNaturalist.org. But no big photo files, please. You may
also report by calling 301-652-1088 and selecting menu option 2.
Please post reports before midnight Monday, identify the county as
well as state, and include your name and a Tuesday morning contact,
either e-mail or phone.
Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING.
Date: 7/11/2006
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
Reports (voice): 301-652-1088 option 2
(email): voice@AudubonNaturalist.org
(deadline): midnight Mondays
Compiler: Helen Patton
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central
Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (scordle@capaccess.org)
Please consider joining ANS, especially if you are a regular user of
the Voice (Individual $40; Family $50; Nature Steward $75; Audubon
Advocate $150). 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 was prepared Tuesday, July 11, at
10am.
Birds of interest include PIED-BILLED GREBE, WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN
and LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON,
PEREGRINE FALCON, KING RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, SANDHILL CRANE, LEAST
SANDPIPER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, LEAST TERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and DICKCISSEL.
A WHITE PELICAN has been observed at Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA
from July 3 through July 6. It is suggested that birders call before
visiting the site as the area may be closed due to erosion/washed-out
roads.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at Swan Harbor, Harford Co, MD on July 9.
One LEAST BITTERN and a single KING RAIL were glimpsed at Occoquan Bay
NWR, Prince William Co, VA, on July 8. An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was
spotted in a storm water management pond on Williams Road, Cecil Co,
MD on July 9. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was in some standing flood
water on the Rock Creek Parkway median just south of the Massachusetts
Avenue ramp, DC on July 6.
A COMMON MOORHEN was spotted at the Bethel Managed Hunting Area, Cecil
Co, on July 9.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were heard overhead during an unusual night flight
in Falls Church, VA on July 5.
A trip to Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD on July 8 turned up 163
PIED-BILLED GREBES (a new high count) plus 3 LEAST BITTERNS, a
PEREGRINE FALCON, a COMMON MOORHEN, and 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS. Even
higher counts of these species were noted during a special survey on
July 10. On July 5, a LEAST SANDPIPER was found at the PPG Ponds,
Allegany Co, MD.
An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was flushed at Occoquan Bay NWR on July 4.
Three LEAST TERNS were flying over the Anacostia River, seen from the
Bladensburg Marina, Prince Georges Co, MD on July 9.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Riverbend Park, Fairfax Co,
VA, on July 4.
A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was noted near the pond on Silverbrook Road in the
Lorton area, Fairfax Co, on July 4. Another WILLOW FLYCATCHER was seen
in a Baltimore Co, MD atlas block on July 7. A good population of
WILLOW FLYCATCHERS appeared in a Montgomery Co, atlas block on July 8.
An impromptu point count census along the eastern slope of the Blue
Ridge in NW Loudoun Co, VA yielded WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, a BLUE-WINGED
WARBLER and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS on July 8.
A single DICKCISSEL was vocalizing at the Remington sod farm, SW
Fauquier Co, VA, in the vicinity of Savannah Branch Road and Sumerduck
Road on July 5. GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS posed and sang on Grassdale Road.
A pelagic trip scheduled for August 28 out of Lewes, DE, is full. To
put your name on the waiting list, you can e-mail See Life Paulagics
at info@paulagics.com or phone 215-234-6805.
Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY,
VA-Bird, and DE Birds 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.
To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to
voice@AudubonNaturalist.org. But no big photo files, please. You may
also report by calling 301-652-1088 and selecting menu option 2.
Please post reports before midnight Monday, identify the county as
well as state, and include your name and a Tuesday morning contact,
either e-mail or phone.
Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING.