Date: 10/2/12 10:28 am
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Subject: [MDBirding] Fwd: DC Area, 10/2/12





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From: "Steve Cordle"
Date: Oct 2, 2012 1:23:54 PM
Subject: DC Area, 10/2/12
To: <BIRDEAST...>

Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 10/2/2012
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, October 2, at
noon.

Top bird this week is LE CONTE'S SPARROW* in VA.

Other birds of interest include AMERICAN BITTERN, GREAT BLUE HERON,
hawks including SWAINSON'S, COMMON GALLINULE, shorebirds, BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, MERLIN, OLIVE-SIDED and YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, COMMON RAVEN,
warblers, sparrows, DICKCISSEL, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK,YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD, PURPLE FINCH, RED CROSSBILL, and PINE SISKINS.

While looking for a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on Sept 30 which had been
earlier reported at the Roanoke (VA) Sewage Ponds by an employee,
birders found both the blackbird and a LE CONTE'S SPARROW*. Neither
was relocated on Oct 1.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at Oxbow Lake, Anne Arundel Co, MD on
September 25.

On Sept 29 an incredible 587 GREAT BLUE HERONS flew over the Kiptopeke
St Pk Hawkwatch, Northampton Co, VA.

Two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS flew over the Rockfish Gap Hawkwatch,
Waynesboro, VA on Sept 29. The Snicker's Gap Hawkwatch on the
Clarke/Loudoun Co, VA line reported its first NORTHERN GOSHAWK Sept
30. On Oct 1 a NORTHERN GOSHAWK flew over a yard in Stuarts Draft,
Augusta Co, VA.

While BROAD-WINGED HAWKS weren't as numerous as they were the week
before, almost 1800 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS flew over the Rockfish Gap
Hawkwatch on both Sept 25 and 26. For other species, hawk migration
continued in full swing with a number of interesting sightings.

While a little outside of our usual reporting area, a SWAINSON'S HAWK
was seen and photographed Sept 30 flying above Hogueland Rd between
Cabins and Petersburg, Grant Co, WV.

A COMMON GALLINULE was seen at Bombay Hook NWR, DE last week. A
juvenile was seen Sept 20 at Tuckahoe Lake, Caroline Co, MD.

An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen Sept 26 at Tanyard Marsh, Caroline
Co, MD. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was found Sept 29 at the Swan Creek
facility, Anne Arundel Co, MD. Only ten shorebird species, as compared
to 20 the week before, were seen on Sept 30 during the weekly
shorebird/gull survey at the Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA.

A juvenile BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found Sept 29 along the C&O Canal
above Riley's Lock, Seneca, Montgomery Co, MD.

COMMON NIGHTHAWKS continue to be seen in the area with a report of
almost 30 the evening of Sept 27 at the Irvine Nature Center, Owings
Mills, Baltimore Co, MD.

On the 29th there was an impressive flight of 157 MERLINS over the
Kiptopeke St Pk Hawkwatch, Northampton Co, VA with 66 during just one
hour.

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS and PHILADELPHIA
VIREOS continued to be seen throughout the reporting area during the
week.

At the same time there many First of Season sightings such as
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, WINTER WREN, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

In spite of lots of school children and canon fire on Bolivar Heights,
Jefferson Co, WV, the WESTERN KINGBIRD, first found there last week,
was seen again on Sept 28.

A COMMON RAVEN was seen flying over the entrance to Tipton Airfield at
Rte 198, Anne Arundel Co, MD, on Sept 26.

While a bit slower than the previous week, many species of warblers
continued to be seen throughout the reporting area this past week. As
one experienced birder said, we are having an exceptional year for
CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, and they continued to be seen in larger numbers
than normal with several reports this past week. Reports came in from
Delaware; from Rock Creek Park, DC on September 25, 27; from the
Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary, Frederick Co, MD, on Sept 27; from
the CF Phelps WMA, Fauquier Co, VA on Sept 27; and also on the 27th
from Western Regional Park, Howard Co, MD. On the 28th one was seen at
the Woodlawn Wildlife Area, Cecil Co, MD. On the 29th one was seen at
the Adkins Arboretum, Caroline Co, MD. Another was seen on the 30th at
Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD.

A LARK SPARROW was seen Sept 30 at the Chincoteague NWR. There was
also a sighting of a LARK SPARROW at Henricus Historical Park,
Chesterfield Co, VA on Sept 27. NELSON'S SPARROWS were sighted at a
couple of locations this past week with one at Swan Creek on Sept 30
and two there on Oct 1. There was another at the end of Fowler Beach
Rd, Prime Hook NWR, Sussex Co, DE on Oct 1. LINCOLN SPARROWS were
reported from a number of locations this past week including three on
Sept 25 at Bethel WMA, Cecil Co, MD; three at Fox Chase, Howard Co, MD
the same day; one Sept 30 at North Branch, Allegany Co, MD; and
another the same day at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD.

A DICKCISSEL was found on the 28th at Swan Harbor Farm, Harford Co MD.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS and PURPLE FINCHES continued to be seen
throughout the region this past week.

A RED CROSSBILL was seen at Swan Creek on Oct 1. A probable RED
CROSSBILL was seen Sept 30 flying over a yard in Elkton, Cecil Co, MD.
A dozen were seen flying over the Cape Henlopen SP Hawkwatch, Sussex
Co, DE on Oct 1.

PINE SISKINS popped up at a few locations this past week.

Most of this week's reports have been gleaned from the VA-Bird, West
Virginia Birding List, and DE-Birds list servers, and the mdbirding
web site.

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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