Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 8/8/2006
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 8, at 4
pm.
Top birds this week are BROWN BOOBY in VA and SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHER in DE.
Other birds of interest include SNOWY EGRET, LITTLE BLUE HERON, WHITE
and GLOSSY IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, shorebirds including MARBLED GODWIT
and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GULL-BILLED, SANDWICH and BLACK TERNS, and
SEDGE WREN.
A second-year BROWN BOOBY was discovered Aug 5 in Virginia Beach, and
seen again repeatedly on Aug 6 and 7. It perches on pilings in the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay, at the juncture between First Landing SP
(possible fee) and Fort Story (a military installation, picture ID
required, entry through eastern gate).
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was found Aug 7 along Rte 9 outside
Smyrna, DE. It perched on telephone wires along Rte 9, just south of
Paddock Rd and north of the Smyrna River. It was back at the same
location Aug 8.
Participants in the weekly Monday morning walk at Huntley Meadows
Park, Fairfax Co, VA, on Aug 7, enjoyed a SNOWY EGRET and 3 immature
LITTLE BLUE HERONS, as well as half a dozen species of shorebird.
Back Bay NWR, Virginia Beach, still hosted WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS this
week, as well as a MARBLED GODWIT, but the Black-bellied
Whistling-Ducks were nowhere to be seen.
The shorebird count at Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD, on Aug 5
was up to 16 species, and included 2 MARBLED GODWITS and both
DOWITCHERS.
On Aug 4, a REEVE was again located at Raymond Pool, Bombay Hook NWR,
DE. On Aug 5, a likely BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was spotted, along with
BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, on the entrance road to Bombay
Hook.
Closer to home, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were among the shorebirds Aug 5
at Hunting Creek, on the George Washington Parkway, Fairfax Co, VA. On
Aug 6, Paper Mill Flats, Baltimore Co, hosted six species of
shorebirds.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was again at Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA, on
Aug 7; it was in the middle impoundment.
On Aug 6, 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES--one adult and one immature--were
spotted along Rte 29 at Buckland, which straddles the Fauquier/Prince
William Co lines. On the evening of Aug 7, there were 2 adult KITES
and a third, possibly a fourth, in the area.
Fort Story hosted both SANDWICH TERNS and BLACK TERNS on Aug 6. BLACK
TERNS were again in evidence at Bombay Hook on Aug 4.
GULL-BILLED TERNS were reported from 2 MD locations this week: Aug 4
at Irish Grove, Rumbly Point, Somerset Co, and Aug 5 at Horsehead
Wetlands Center, Queen Anne's Co.
Southbound warblers are starting to move through.
The hawk watch at Snicker's Gap, on the Clarke/Loudoun Co (VA) line,
is looking for volunteers to help monitor hawk migration,
September-November. For info, call 703-734-1238.
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: 8/8/2006
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 8, at 4
pm.
Top birds this week are BROWN BOOBY in VA and SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHER in DE.
Other birds of interest include SNOWY EGRET, LITTLE BLUE HERON, WHITE
and GLOSSY IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, shorebirds including MARBLED GODWIT
and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GULL-BILLED, SANDWICH and BLACK TERNS, and
SEDGE WREN.
A second-year BROWN BOOBY was discovered Aug 5 in Virginia Beach, and
seen again repeatedly on Aug 6 and 7. It perches on pilings in the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay, at the juncture between First Landing SP
(possible fee) and Fort Story (a military installation, picture ID
required, entry through eastern gate).
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was found Aug 7 along Rte 9 outside
Smyrna, DE. It perched on telephone wires along Rte 9, just south of
Paddock Rd and north of the Smyrna River. It was back at the same
location Aug 8.
Participants in the weekly Monday morning walk at Huntley Meadows
Park, Fairfax Co, VA, on Aug 7, enjoyed a SNOWY EGRET and 3 immature
LITTLE BLUE HERONS, as well as half a dozen species of shorebird.
Back Bay NWR, Virginia Beach, still hosted WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS this
week, as well as a MARBLED GODWIT, but the Black-bellied
Whistling-Ducks were nowhere to be seen.
The shorebird count at Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD, on Aug 5
was up to 16 species, and included 2 MARBLED GODWITS and both
DOWITCHERS.
On Aug 4, a REEVE was again located at Raymond Pool, Bombay Hook NWR,
DE. On Aug 5, a likely BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was spotted, along with
BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, on the entrance road to Bombay
Hook.
Closer to home, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were among the shorebirds Aug 5
at Hunting Creek, on the George Washington Parkway, Fairfax Co, VA. On
Aug 6, Paper Mill Flats, Baltimore Co, hosted six species of
shorebirds.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was again at Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA, on
Aug 7; it was in the middle impoundment.
On Aug 6, 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES--one adult and one immature--were
spotted along Rte 29 at Buckland, which straddles the Fauquier/Prince
William Co lines. On the evening of Aug 7, there were 2 adult KITES
and a third, possibly a fourth, in the area.
Fort Story hosted both SANDWICH TERNS and BLACK TERNS on Aug 6. BLACK
TERNS were again in evidence at Bombay Hook on Aug 4.
GULL-BILLED TERNS were reported from 2 MD locations this week: Aug 4
at Irish Grove, Rumbly Point, Somerset Co, and Aug 5 at Horsehead
Wetlands Center, Queen Anne's Co.
Southbound warblers are starting to move through.
The hawk watch at Snicker's Gap, on the Clarke/Loudoun Co (VA) line,
is looking for volunteers to help monitor hawk migration,
September-November. For info, call 703-734-1238.
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.