Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 9/12/2006
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: Joe Coleman
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 completed Tuesday, September 12,
at 5:30 pm.
Top bird this week is SABINE'S GULL* in VA.
Other birds of interest include TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, shorebirds including UPLAND SANDPIPER,
BLACK TERNS, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW, WHIP-POOR-WILL,
OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, thrushes, warblers including BREWSTER'S,
CONNECTICUT and MOURNING, VESPER SPARROW, and LARK SPARROW.
A first-winter SABINE'S GULL* was seen Sept 10 at the northwest corner
of the central impoundment at the Craney Island Landfill, Portsmouth,
VA.
The TRUMPETER SWAN continues to be seen at Schoolhouse Pond, Upper
Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD with the most recent report from Sept
10.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen at Craney Island on Sept 10.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying over the intersection of
Springfield Rd and Seneca Rd in Darnestown, Montgomery Co, MD on Sept
9. On Sept 10, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at the Cabin John Regional
Park off Westlake Blvd, Montgomery Co, MD. It was in the power-line
area.
There were 34 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS off Seaside Rd Sept 5 in
Northampton Co, VA and 32 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS near Accomac along
Rte 13 just north of Onley, Accomack Co, VA on Sept 7. A visit to the
turf/sod farm on SR 664 in King William Co on Sept 9 rewarded the
visitor with 14 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and 4
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS.
An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at Swan Harbor, Harford Co, MD on Sept
10. A single BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and 15 STILT SANDPIPERS were among the
20 species of shorebirds seen during a visit to Hart-Miller Island,
Baltimore Co, MD on Sept 9. On Sept 11 a juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
was seen in a puddle on the south side of Rte 50 in Loudoun Co, VA
about three miles east of Gilbert's Corner. Large numbers of STILT
SANDPIPERS were also reported from a number of other locations with 33
reported on the flats at Loch Raven, Baltimore Co, MD on Sept 6 and
even more on the Paper Mill Flats, Baltimore Co, MD on Sept 9 and 10.
One BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and approximately a dozen RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
were reported from Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA on Sept 10.
Eleven RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen Sept 9 on Poplar Island, Talbot
Co, MD.
While there weren't nearly as many reports of BLACK TERNS this week as
last, 10 were reported from Hart-Miller Island on Sept 9 and a group
of 8 were seen Sept 10 off the mouth of the Great Marsh at the Mason
Neck NWR, Fairfax Co, VA. The other reports included two BLACK TERNS
from Paper Mill Flats on Sept 9.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS continued to be seen throughout the area last week.
A CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW was heard several times near dawn on Sept 10 at
Mason Neck SP, Fairfax Co, VA. A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at Manassas
Battlefield NP, Prince William Co, VA on Sept 9. Another was flushed
on the trail along the fence at Fort McHenry on Sept 11.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER paid a visit to the Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
on the Clarke Co/Loudoun Co, VA border on Sept 7. It spent some time
hawking from a snag in the dead tree on the east side of the parking
lot.
A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen in Howard Co Sept 9 along the
Patapsco north from Henryton Rd. Another YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was
seen the same day in Prince William Co in the vicinity of Possum Point
and Cockpit Point Road while still another was observed in the
vicinity of the NY Monuments at Manassas Battlefield.
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen on the Bridle Trail at the Manassas
Battlefield on Sept 9.
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported from a number of different locations
last week. The reports included 1 at Lake Elkhorn, Howard Co, MD on
Sept 6, 2 at Leesylvania SP, Prince William Co, VA, and 1 at the same
location on Sept 10. They were also reported from the Bayside area of
Assateague Island, Worcester Co, MD on Sept 7. Another was at the
Manassas Battlefield on Sept 9 in the vicinity of the NY Monuments and
still another at Turkey Point in Cecil Co, MD on Sept 10. One was also
seen at Rock Creek Park, Wash, DC on Sept. 11.
Thrushes were reported passing through the area in decent numbers last
week with several reports of VEERYS, a couple of GRAY-CHEEKED and
SWAINSON'S THRUSHES.
Southbound warblers moved through the area in substantial numbers last
week with numerous reports on the list servers. The most interesting
reports included a BREWSTER'S WARBLER, a hybrid between Blue-winged
and Golden-winged Warblers, seen on both Sept 7 and Sept 10 at the
maintenance yard in Rock Creek, Washington DC. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER
was found in Weinberg Park, Anne Arundel Co, MD on Sept 9. On Sept 10
both a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a MOURNING WARBLER were seen at Piney
Orchard, Anne Arundel Co, MD; they were near the far end of the Vernal
Pool trail. On Sept 11 a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen at Fort McHenry,
Baltimore, MD. A MOURNING WARBLER was one of many warblers seen at
Leesylvania SP on Sept 9. Two MOURNING WARBLERS were among the
warblers seen at the NY Monuments at the Manassas Battlefield on Sept
9.
A juvenile VESPER SPARROW was seen at Chinn Ridge, Manassas
Battlefield on Sept 9.
A juvenile LARK SPARROW was found and well-photographed on Sept. 8 in
the Bayside/Point area of Assateague Island, MD.
Seabirding Pelagic is running two trips out of Virginia Beach, one on
Sept 23 (24) and another on Sept 30 (Oct 1). For further information,
contact Brian Patteson at 252-986-1363 or 252-473-9163 or visit their
web site at www.seabirding.com/.
Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY and
VA-Bird 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.
*Of interest to either the MD/DC Records Committee
(www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html) or the VA Records Committee
(www.virginiabirds.org)
Date: 9/12/2006
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: Joe Coleman
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 completed Tuesday, September 12,
at 5:30 pm.
Top bird this week is SABINE'S GULL* in VA.
Other birds of interest include TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, shorebirds including UPLAND SANDPIPER,
BLACK TERNS, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW, WHIP-POOR-WILL,
OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, thrushes, warblers including BREWSTER'S,
CONNECTICUT and MOURNING, VESPER SPARROW, and LARK SPARROW.
A first-winter SABINE'S GULL* was seen Sept 10 at the northwest corner
of the central impoundment at the Craney Island Landfill, Portsmouth,
VA.
The TRUMPETER SWAN continues to be seen at Schoolhouse Pond, Upper
Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD with the most recent report from Sept
10.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen at Craney Island on Sept 10.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying over the intersection of
Springfield Rd and Seneca Rd in Darnestown, Montgomery Co, MD on Sept
9. On Sept 10, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at the Cabin John Regional
Park off Westlake Blvd, Montgomery Co, MD. It was in the power-line
area.
There were 34 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS off Seaside Rd Sept 5 in
Northampton Co, VA and 32 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS near Accomac along
Rte 13 just north of Onley, Accomack Co, VA on Sept 7. A visit to the
turf/sod farm on SR 664 in King William Co on Sept 9 rewarded the
visitor with 14 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and 4
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS.
An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at Swan Harbor, Harford Co, MD on Sept
10. A single BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and 15 STILT SANDPIPERS were among the
20 species of shorebirds seen during a visit to Hart-Miller Island,
Baltimore Co, MD on Sept 9. On Sept 11 a juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
was seen in a puddle on the south side of Rte 50 in Loudoun Co, VA
about three miles east of Gilbert's Corner. Large numbers of STILT
SANDPIPERS were also reported from a number of other locations with 33
reported on the flats at Loch Raven, Baltimore Co, MD on Sept 6 and
even more on the Paper Mill Flats, Baltimore Co, MD on Sept 9 and 10.
One BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and approximately a dozen RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
were reported from Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA on Sept 10.
Eleven RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen Sept 9 on Poplar Island, Talbot
Co, MD.
While there weren't nearly as many reports of BLACK TERNS this week as
last, 10 were reported from Hart-Miller Island on Sept 9 and a group
of 8 were seen Sept 10 off the mouth of the Great Marsh at the Mason
Neck NWR, Fairfax Co, VA. The other reports included two BLACK TERNS
from Paper Mill Flats on Sept 9.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS continued to be seen throughout the area last week.
A CHUCK-WILL'S WIDOW was heard several times near dawn on Sept 10 at
Mason Neck SP, Fairfax Co, VA. A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at Manassas
Battlefield NP, Prince William Co, VA on Sept 9. Another was flushed
on the trail along the fence at Fort McHenry on Sept 11.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER paid a visit to the Snickers Gap Hawkwatch
on the Clarke Co/Loudoun Co, VA border on Sept 7. It spent some time
hawking from a snag in the dead tree on the east side of the parking
lot.
A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen in Howard Co Sept 9 along the
Patapsco north from Henryton Rd. Another YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was
seen the same day in Prince William Co in the vicinity of Possum Point
and Cockpit Point Road while still another was observed in the
vicinity of the NY Monuments at Manassas Battlefield.
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen on the Bridle Trail at the Manassas
Battlefield on Sept 9.
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported from a number of different locations
last week. The reports included 1 at Lake Elkhorn, Howard Co, MD on
Sept 6, 2 at Leesylvania SP, Prince William Co, VA, and 1 at the same
location on Sept 10. They were also reported from the Bayside area of
Assateague Island, Worcester Co, MD on Sept 7. Another was at the
Manassas Battlefield on Sept 9 in the vicinity of the NY Monuments and
still another at Turkey Point in Cecil Co, MD on Sept 10. One was also
seen at Rock Creek Park, Wash, DC on Sept. 11.
Thrushes were reported passing through the area in decent numbers last
week with several reports of VEERYS, a couple of GRAY-CHEEKED and
SWAINSON'S THRUSHES.
Southbound warblers moved through the area in substantial numbers last
week with numerous reports on the list servers. The most interesting
reports included a BREWSTER'S WARBLER, a hybrid between Blue-winged
and Golden-winged Warblers, seen on both Sept 7 and Sept 10 at the
maintenance yard in Rock Creek, Washington DC. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER
was found in Weinberg Park, Anne Arundel Co, MD on Sept 9. On Sept 10
both a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a MOURNING WARBLER were seen at Piney
Orchard, Anne Arundel Co, MD; they were near the far end of the Vernal
Pool trail. On Sept 11 a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen at Fort McHenry,
Baltimore, MD. A MOURNING WARBLER was one of many warblers seen at
Leesylvania SP on Sept 9. Two MOURNING WARBLERS were among the
warblers seen at the NY Monuments at the Manassas Battlefield on Sept
9.
A juvenile VESPER SPARROW was seen at Chinn Ridge, Manassas
Battlefield on Sept 9.
A juvenile LARK SPARROW was found and well-photographed on Sept. 8 in
the Bayside/Point area of Assateague Island, MD.
Seabirding Pelagic is running two trips out of Virginia Beach, one on
Sept 23 (24) and another on Sept 30 (Oct 1). For further information,
contact Brian Patteson at 252-986-1363 or 252-473-9163 or visit their
web site at www.seabirding.com/.
Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY and
VA-Bird 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.
*Of interest to either the MD/DC Records Committee
(www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html) or the VA Records Committee
(www.virginiabirds.org)