The entire paragraph about waterfowl is misleading. It implies that there
was an incursion of those species of waterfowl in the last week, but, with
the exception of the Northern Pintails, they are all previously reported
summering individuals.
There have been movements of a Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, and
Northern Shoveler, which is typical for early August. Northern Pintails
also show up in small numbers regularly in August.
Good birding!
Matt Hafner
Forest Hill, MD
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 1:59 PM, <pvaldata1...> <pvaldata1...>wrote:
> Snow Geese reside at North East community park. They are seen there
> routinely.
>
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> *From: *<lydiaschindler...>*
> To: *<mdbirding...>*
> Sent: *Tue, Aug 14, 2012 17:24:08 GMT+00:00*
> Subject: *[MDBirding] Fwd: DC Area, 8/14/12
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> -------- Original Message --------
> From: "Steve Cordle"
> Date: Aug 14, 2012 10:34:41 AM
> Subject: DC Area, 8/14/12
> To: <BIRDEAST...>
>
> Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
> Date: 8/14/2012
> 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: Bob Hartman
> Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the
> Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
> Transcriber: Steve Cordle (<scordle...>)
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> 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<http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/>
> .
>
> This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
> Naturalist Society. This report was completed Tuesday, August 14, at
> 11 AM.
>
> Top birds this week are MISSISSIPPI KITE and BLACK-TAILED GODWIT in
> VA, and BROWN NODDY in DE.
>
> Other birds of interest include early waterfowl, migrating hawks,
> AMERICAN COOT, early shorebirds, BONAPARTE'S GULL, FRANKLIN'S GULL,
> YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED
> FLYCATCHER, SEDGE WREN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and
> HENSLOW'S SPARROW.
>
> MISSISSIPPI KITES made appearances at two locations in Northern VA
> recently: on Aug 8, two were reported over the Home Depot in Fairfax
> City, Fairfax Co, and on Aug 10, three were spotted over P.B. Smith ES
> in Fauquier Co. A BLACK-TAILED GODWIT at Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co
> VA, was seen by only a few on Aug 11 & 12. On Broadkill Beach Rd, Kent
> Co DE, a flyby BROWN NODDY was observed on Aug 11.
>
> Over the past week, early waterfowl showed up, mostly between the
> Potomac River and the coast. Two SNOW GEESE were at the North East
> Community Pk in Cecil Co MD on Aug 12. TUNDRA SWANS were seen at
> Bombay Hook NWR, Kent Co DE, on Aug 7, 8, 11, and 12. Also at Bombay
> Hook, a NORTHERN PINTAIL was spotted on Aug 11, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL
> hen was seen Aug 13 at Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co MD. A
> RING-NECKED DUCK was seen at Little Meadows Lake, Garrett Co MD on Aug
> 7. LESSER SCAUP were seen at several locations including Swan Creek
> Wetland, Anne Arundel Co MD, on Aug 8, 10, and 12, two at Occoquan Bay
> NWR on Aug 12, and two more at Hart-Miller Island on Aug 13. A single
> BUFFLEHEAD hen was at Hart-Miller Island on Aug 13. Two COMMON
> MERGANSERS were seen Aug 12 on the Potomac River from Great Falls NHP,
> Fairfax Co VA, and two RUDDY DUCKS were at Hart-Miller Island on Aug
> 13. Also along the Potomac, a HORNED GREBE was spotted near Violette's
> Lock (C&O Canal), Montgomery Co MD, on Aug 12.
>
> Five AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen at Prime Hook NWR, Sussex Co
> DE, on Aug 7 and Aug 12. A GREAT CORMORANT was seen Aug 12 on Skimmer
> Island, Ocean City, MD (Worcester Co). The ANHINGA continues in
> Henrico Co VA, at Chamberlayne Marsh, just north of Richmond near the
> intersection of Richfood Rd and Old Richfood Rd, with a sighting on
> Aug 12. Another continuing bird is the GREAT WHITE HERON (white morph
> of GREAT BLUE HERON) at Big Pool, Fort Frederick SP, Washington Co MD,
> seen on Aug 8 and 12. A young WHITE IBIS was seen Aug 9 at Oxon Cove,
> Prince George's Co MD.
>
> Hawk migration is well underway, with a count of 57 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS
> at the Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, Augusta Co VA, on Aug 12, and 21 seen
> there the next day. Other hawk watches have had small numbers of
> BROAD-WINGED HAWKS.
>
> An AMERICAN COOT showed up at Northampton Lake, Prince George's Co MD,
> with sightings on Aug 7 and 13.
>
> Early shorebird were seen, mostly in MD. AMERICAN GOLD-PLOVERS were
> seen, one on Aug 9 at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co VA, and another in MD at
> Swan Creek Wetland on Aug 10. On Aug 7, AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen
> from both sides of Triadelphia Reservoir, Montgomery and Howard
> Counties. Pictures posted on eBird show that there were at least two
> different birds present, one still in full alternate plumage, the
> other starting toward basic plumage. Single MARBLED GODWITS were seen
> at three locations in MD, including at Poplar Island, Talbot Co, on
> Aug 10 and 13, at Violette's Lock on Aug 11, and at Skimmer Island,
> also on Aug 11. Single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen, at Swan
> Creek Wetland on Aug 9 and 10, at Chincoteague NWR on Aug 9, at Browns
> Bridge Rd (Patuxent River, Howard/Montgomery Counties) also on Aug 9,
> and at Poplar Island on Aug 10. A single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was
> seen at Murray Sod Farm, Worcester Co MD, on Aug 7, 8, and 9. Another
> BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was at Central Sod Farm, on John Brown Rd in
> Queen Anne's Co MD, on Aug 11 and 12.
>
> On Aug 10, a BONAPARTE'S GULL was spotted at Swan Creek Wetland, and
> one or two more were seen at Bombay Hook on Aug 11 and 12. Five
> BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at Poplar Island on Aug 13, and a
> FRANKLIN'S GULL was at Hunting Creek, Alexandria VA, on Aug 10.
>
> A light sprinkling of early migrants was reported. A young
> YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was photographed Aug 7 in Garrett Co MD at Mt
> Nebo WMA. On Aug 12, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at West
> Friendship Pk, Howard Co MD. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was a nice
> yard bird in Woodbine MD (Carroll Co) on Aug 11. At the Chester River
> Field Research Center, Queen Anne's Co MD, a SEDGE WREN was spotted on
> Aug 8. A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was at Hart-Miller Island on Aug 13,
> and a MOURNING WARBLER was seen along the Ted Harvey WMA entrance road
> (Kent Co DE) on Aug 7. Finally, HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were seen along
> Russell Road, in Garrett Co MD, on Aug 9, 11, and 12.
>
> Most of this week's reports have been gleaned from the VA-Bird, West
> Virginia Birding List, and DE-Birds list servers, the mdbirding
> website, and eBird Rare Bird Alerts.
>
> 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.
>
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