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From: "Steve Cordle"
Date: Jul 3, 2012 12:49:54 PM
Subject: DC Area, 7/3/12
To: <BIRDEAST...>
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 07/3/2012
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
Reports, comments, questions:
(e-mail): <voice...>
(voice): 301-652-1088 option 2
Compiler: Joe Coleman
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the
Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (<scordle...>)
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 was completed Tuesday, July 3, at
noon.
Top birds this week are GREAT WHITE HERON* in MD and PURPLE GALLINULE
in DE.
Other birds of interest include NORTHERN BOBWHITE, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, shorebirds, LEAST TERN, EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVE*, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, VEERY, sparrows including
HENSLOW'S, DICKCISSEL, and BOBOLINK.
A GREAT WHITE HERON*, a color morph of the GREAT BLUE HERON, was found
June 30 and seen again July 2 at Big Pool in Washington Co, MD.
A PURPLE GALLINULE was found July 1 at Grier's Pond, Dutch Neck Rd,
Middletown, DE, and was still there on July 3.
NORTHERN BOBWHITES were heard calling June 26 behind West Ocean City
Fitness in West OC, Worcester Co, MD.
WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS continued to be seen from the Ocean City Inlet,
Worcester Co, MD with a report from June 29.
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS* continued to be seen in DE last week with
reports from Thousand Acre Marsh near Delaware City and from Fowler
Beach, Sussex Co.
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen at the P. B. Smith Elementary
School and the area near it in Warrenton, VA, with reports from June
26 & 27. Another one was seen June 28 at Viewpoint Circle in Montclair
(Dumfries), Prince William Co, VA.
Among the several shorebirds at Bombay Hook NWR, DE on June 26 were 11
AMERICAN AVOCETS and four BLACK-NECKED STILTS at Raymond Pool. More
than a 100 RED KNOTS were among the shorebirds at Fowler Beach, Sussex
Co, DE on July 1.
LEAST TERNS continue to be observed at the Bladensburg Waterfront
Park, Prince George's Co, MD with reports from June 29 and July 2. A
SANDWICH TERN was found June 29 at Skimmer Island, Ocean City, MD.
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES* continued to be found along Reidtown RD,
Reid, Washington Co, MD, with a report from June 27.
The LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE at the end of Candlewood Dr, Charles Town,
Jefferson Co, WV is still present with the most recent report from
June 30.
Prompted by a report of possible nesting VEERY, possibly as many as a
dozen singing VEERY were found at Glover-Archbold Park, NW DC on July
1.
Nesting SAVANNAH SPARROWS were found June 27 near Lucketts, Loudoun
Co, VA. A HENSLOW'S SPARROW was found July 28 on Porter Cemetery Road,
Allegany Co, MD. Several HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were found July 28 and 30
along Old Legislative Rd, Allegany Co, MD.
DICKCISSELS continue to be reported from a number of locations this
past week. Both DICKCISSELS and BOBOLINKS were reported from Clarke
Co, VA on June 27 near a pond on Borden Springs Rd.
Most of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MD & DC Birding
group on Google, VA-Bird, West Virginia Birding List, and DE-Birds
list servers.
The Audubon Sanctuary Shop (301-652-3606,
http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/default.asp?page=511) is an excellent
source for guidebooks and many other nature-related titles.
To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to
<voice...> or call 301-652-1088. 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 the records committee
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