Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 8/1/2006
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: Lydia Schindler
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, August 1, at 4
pm.
Top birds this week are BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK and GLOSSY IBIS
in VA and CURLEW SANDPIPER and REEVE in DE.
Other birds of interest include WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LEAST BITTERN,
TRICOLORED HERON, BLACK-CROWNED and YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, WHITE
IBIS, CLAPPER RAIL, SORA, COMMON MOORHEN, shorebirds including UPLAND
SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, SANDWICH and BLACK TERNS,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, woodpeckers, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and SEDGE WREN.
The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found July 21 at Back Bay NWR,
Virginia Beach, were seen again the morning of July 27. They were in
C-Storage Pool, which is located along the East Dike about 1.5 miles
from the visitor parking lot.
Rockingham Co, VA, registered its first-ever GLOSSY IBIS this week;
this bird, an immature, was with other water birds in a pond in a
field not far from the Lynnwood Road Bridge over the South Fork of the
Shenandoah. As a bonus, the pond was soon found to host 2 SORAS. These
birds were still present the morning of Aug 1.
A beautiful dark red CURLEW SANDPIPER was discovered July 30 in the
middle of Raymond Pool at Bombay Hook NWR, DE. A few hours later, it
was relocated in the company of a breeding-plumaged REEVE (female
Ruff); the two vagrants were flying together and landing side by side.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was discovered July 27 by boaters in a channel
just off the Leipsic River south of Bombay Hook.
Five WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were among the fine array of birds soaring
off the beach in Ocean City, Worcester Co, MD, on July 28. The air
show included GANNETS, BROWN PELICANS, a SANDWICH TERN, and more than
200 WHIMBRELS.
The weekly tour of Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD, turned up 7
LEAST BITTERNS, 14 COMMON MOORHENS, 11 species of shorebird, and a
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.
On July 27, Back Bay held 4 LEAST BITTERNS and 4 COMMON MOORHENS.
Bombay Hook hosted a lavish array of waders this week, including
TRICOLORED HERON and both NIGHT-HERONS, and also CLAPPER RAILS with
chicks.
A juvenile WHITE IBIS was found July 30 at Gordon's Pond in DE.
A SORA continued to frequent a field along Oak Grove Rd, Caroline Co,
MD, as of July 30. Area fields also held 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS.
Among the many shorebirds flooding the ponds at Bombay Hook this past
weekend were BLACK-NECKED STILTS, some 125 AMERICAN AVOCETS, and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA, was also teeming with shorebirds. On
July 27, it held 17 species, including RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. However,
the ponds seemed to be on their way to drying out.
In DE, 8 WHIMBREL were spotted at the point at Cape Henlopen SP on
July 27 and at Gordon's Pond on July 29.
A pair of SANDWICH TERNS showed up at Gordon's Pond July 30. Three
BLACK TERNS were at Bombay Hook July 30, while at least 2 BLACK TERNS
were at the North Pond of Ted Harvey Conservation Area, DE.
A feeder in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD, had RED-BELLIED, 2
DOWNY, HAIRY, and PILEATED WOODPECKERS vying for the "hot pepper
delight" suet, all at the same time.
The Bridle Trail at Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co, VA, again was home to
a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on July 26 and 31.
On July 30, 1 or 2 SEDGE WRENS were singing at Ted Harvey; they were
just north of the road leading to the Bay, just before the gate--about
the same place as last year. A SEDGE WREN was found July 28 in Charles
Co, MD--but it was in a restricted military facility.
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.
For Birdeast archives, and to join, leave, or change address, see:
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html
Date: 8/1/2006
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: Lydia Schindler
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, August 1, at 4
pm.
Top birds this week are BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK and GLOSSY IBIS
in VA and CURLEW SANDPIPER and REEVE in DE.
Other birds of interest include WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LEAST BITTERN,
TRICOLORED HERON, BLACK-CROWNED and YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, WHITE
IBIS, CLAPPER RAIL, SORA, COMMON MOORHEN, shorebirds including UPLAND
SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, SANDWICH and BLACK TERNS,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, woodpeckers, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and SEDGE WREN.
The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found July 21 at Back Bay NWR,
Virginia Beach, were seen again the morning of July 27. They were in
C-Storage Pool, which is located along the East Dike about 1.5 miles
from the visitor parking lot.
Rockingham Co, VA, registered its first-ever GLOSSY IBIS this week;
this bird, an immature, was with other water birds in a pond in a
field not far from the Lynnwood Road Bridge over the South Fork of the
Shenandoah. As a bonus, the pond was soon found to host 2 SORAS. These
birds were still present the morning of Aug 1.
A beautiful dark red CURLEW SANDPIPER was discovered July 30 in the
middle of Raymond Pool at Bombay Hook NWR, DE. A few hours later, it
was relocated in the company of a breeding-plumaged REEVE (female
Ruff); the two vagrants were flying together and landing side by side.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was discovered July 27 by boaters in a channel
just off the Leipsic River south of Bombay Hook.
Five WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were among the fine array of birds soaring
off the beach in Ocean City, Worcester Co, MD, on July 28. The air
show included GANNETS, BROWN PELICANS, a SANDWICH TERN, and more than
200 WHIMBRELS.
The weekly tour of Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD, turned up 7
LEAST BITTERNS, 14 COMMON MOORHENS, 11 species of shorebird, and a
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.
On July 27, Back Bay held 4 LEAST BITTERNS and 4 COMMON MOORHENS.
Bombay Hook hosted a lavish array of waders this week, including
TRICOLORED HERON and both NIGHT-HERONS, and also CLAPPER RAILS with
chicks.
A juvenile WHITE IBIS was found July 30 at Gordon's Pond in DE.
A SORA continued to frequent a field along Oak Grove Rd, Caroline Co,
MD, as of July 30. Area fields also held 3 UPLAND SANDPIPERS.
Among the many shorebirds flooding the ponds at Bombay Hook this past
weekend were BLACK-NECKED STILTS, some 125 AMERICAN AVOCETS, and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA, was also teeming with shorebirds. On
July 27, it held 17 species, including RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. However,
the ponds seemed to be on their way to drying out.
In DE, 8 WHIMBREL were spotted at the point at Cape Henlopen SP on
July 27 and at Gordon's Pond on July 29.
A pair of SANDWICH TERNS showed up at Gordon's Pond July 30. Three
BLACK TERNS were at Bombay Hook July 30, while at least 2 BLACK TERNS
were at the North Pond of Ted Harvey Conservation Area, DE.
A feeder in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD, had RED-BELLIED, 2
DOWNY, HAIRY, and PILEATED WOODPECKERS vying for the "hot pepper
delight" suet, all at the same time.
The Bridle Trail at Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co, VA, again was home to
a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on July 26 and 31.
On July 30, 1 or 2 SEDGE WRENS were singing at Ted Harvey; they were
just north of the road leading to the Bay, just before the gate--about
the same place as last year. A SEDGE WREN was found July 28 in Charles
Co, MD--but it was in a restricted military facility.
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.
For Birdeast archives, and to join, leave, or change address, see:
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html