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From: "Steve Cordle"
Date: Dec 4, 2012 7:47:43 PM
Subject: DC Area, 12/4/12
To: <BIRDEAST...>
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 12/4/2012
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
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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, December 4,
2012, at 11:30 am.
Top birds this week are: YELLOW RAIL* in VA, PARASITIC JAEGER in VA,
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD* in DE, SAY'S PHOEBE* in VA, WESTERN TANAGER* in VA
and LE CONTE'S SPARROW* in VA.
Other birds of interest include waterfowl, NORTHERN BOBWHITE,
RED-THROATED LOON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN BITTERN, OSPREY,
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, SANDHILL CRANE, shorebirds including
RUFF, BLACK-HEADED GULL, ICELAND GULL, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE,
SHORT-EARED OWL, hummingbirds including RUFOUS, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE,
CAVE SWALLOW, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, COMMON RAVEN, LAPLAND LONGSPUR,
SNOW BUNTING, sparrows, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, RUSTY BLACKBIRD,
crossbills, COMMON REDPOLL, AND EVENING GROSBEAK.
A YELLOW RAIL* was seen on private property Dec 2 in Northampton Co,
VA.
A second-cycle LITTLE GULL was seen Dec 3 from the Kiptopeke
Hawkwatch, Northampton Co VA.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen Dec 2 flying over the ocean from 83rd St,
Virginia Beach, VA.
An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD* is still visiting a feeder at a home in Newark,
DE with the most recent report from Dec 1.
A SAY'S PHOEBE* flew over the Kiptopeke Hawk Watch on Dec 4.
A WESTERN TANAGER* is being seen at Settlers Mill, James City VA with
reports from Nov 27 and Dec 1.
A LE CONTE'S SPARROW* was seen Dec 2 on private property in
Northampton Co, VA.
A SNOW GOOSE and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen Nov 28 and 29 near the dam
at Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore Co, MD. A couple of CACKLING GEESE
were reported Dec 1 in the Potomac at Constitution Gardens, DC. A
ROSS'S GOOSE was seen Dec 2 in a pond on Narrow Back Rd west of
Bridgewater in Augusta Co, VA; two were seen there Dec 3.
A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen Dec 1 at Snow Goose Pond, Chincoteague NWR,
Accomack Co, VA. Seven SURF SCOTERS were seen Nov 29 at Burke Lake,
Fairfax Co, VA. A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen Nov 27 off of Hains Point,
SW DC; four were seen Nov 27 on a private pond in Fauquier Co, VA.
A covey of NORTHERN BOBWHITES was seen Nov 30 near the pavilion next
to the wetlands at Blandy Farm, Clarke Co VA.
A RED-THROATED LOON was seen Nov 28 at Centennial Lake, Howard Co, MD.
Nine AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS flew by the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch on Nov
28.
The AMERICAN BITTERN at the Dutch Gap Conservation Area, Chesterfield
Co, VA, was seen again Nov 29 and Dec 2.
Late OSPREYS continued to be seen this past week. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK
was seen from the Kiptopeke Hawk Watch on Nov 29. A GOLDEN EAGLE was
seen Nov 28 at the Cromwell Valley Park Hawkwatch, Baltimore Co, MD.
Two were seen Nov 29 from the Snicker's Gap Hawk Watch on the
Clarke/Loudoun Co, VA line while another flew over the Harvey's Knob
Hawkwatch near Roanoke, VA the same day.
Two SANDHILL CRANES were seen Nov 29 along Deep Landing Road,
Huntingtown, Calvert Co, MD.
A RUFF was see Nov 27 and 28 in a flooded field on Rte 481, Damonstown
Rd, Queen Anne's Co, MD; it has not been seen since. A number of
shorebirds were reported from Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA on Nov
28 including a RED PHALAROPE.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL continues at the Hunt Valley Towne Center,
Cockeysville, Baltimore Co, MD, with the latest sighting on Dec 4. A
first year Iceland Gull was seen Nov 27 and 30 at the Salisbury
Landfill, Wicomico Co, MD. The landfill, no longer open to the public,
must now be scoped from the wide unpaved shoulder on Naylor Mill Rd.
An ICELAND GULL was also found in Hopewell, VA on Dec 2.
Two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen Dec 1 along Magotha Rd,
Northampton Co, VA.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen flying over a field to the south of
Harrison Road, Fauquier Co, VA on Dec 2.
The hatch year RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD at Green Spring Garden Pk, Fairfax
Co VA, was banded on Nov 29 and still being seen as of Dec 3. An adult
female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD that was banded on Nov 8 continues to visit
a backyard feeder in Herndon, VA. Two probable RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS
were seen visiting feeders at 9119 Bay Avenue, North Beach, Calvert
Co, MD, on Nov 29; at least one was still being seen through Dec 2. A
Selasphorus sp hummingbird was briefly seen Nov 30 at the Chesapeake
Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, Queen Anne's Co, MD.
The LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE at Blandy Farm, Clarke Co VA continued to be
seen all week long. The LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE at Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier
Co, VA, was also seen on the Rolling Meadow Trail throughout the week.
The LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in Hagerstown, MD has returned with sightings
from Nov 30 through Dec 2. It was seen in the still undeveloped field
across from the intersection of Hagers Crossing Dr and Capstone Dr
behind the shopping center.
A COMMON RAVEN flew over the Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake Nature
Preserve, Anne Arundel Co, MD Nov 29. One was also seen in
Chesterfield Co and Richmond, VA on Dec 1.
A CAVE SWALLOW was seen from the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch Nov 27. Five CAVE
SWALLOWS and a single Tree Swallow were seen Dec 3 on the trip to
Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD.
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES are now also being reported in several
locations in the northern counties of Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
with a number of reports from Blandy in Clarke Co, as well as several
of its neighboring counties.
Eight LAPLAND LONGSPURS and a single AMERICAN TREE SPARROW were seen
Nov 30 along Lilypons Rd, just east of Rte 85 on the north side in the
corn stubble field. Four LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen there on Dec 1
and 10 on the 2nd. A SNOW BUNTING was found at Rocky Gap SP, Allegany
Co, MD on Nov 28 and another was seen at Hart-Miller Island on Dec 3.
Four AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen Dec 2 along Smith Rd, Jefferson
Co, WV. Three NELSON'S SPARROWS and a possible SALTMARSH SPARROW were
seen Nov 30 at the end of Taylor's Marsh Rd, Worcester Co, MD.
A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen again on the Hart-Miller Island
trip on Dec 3. RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from a number of
locations this past week.
Both RED CROSSBILLS and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS continued to show up
throughout the area this past week. A few of the sightings are
reported below. Ninety-five RED CROSSBILLS and one EVENING GROSBEAK
flew over the Kiptopeke Hawk Watch on Nov 27. RED CROSSBILLS also flew
by the Hawkwatch on the 28th, 29th, and 30th along with a couple of
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS on the 29th. RED CROSSBILLS were seen at
Blandy on Nov 30 and Dec 1. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen Nov 28
at Rocky Gap SP, Allegany Co, MD and at the Resthaven Memorial
Cemetery, Frederick, MD. Both species were also seen at the Crest Lawn
Memorial Gardens, West Friendship, Howard Co, MD throughout the week.
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were also seen Nov 30 at Font Hill Park,
Ellicott City, MD and on Dec 1 at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore.
COMMON REDPOLL sightings also continued this past week with a report
of three frequenting feeders on Nov 30 in Rumbly, Somerset Co, MD.
Most of this week's reports have been gleaned from the VA-Bird, West
Virginia Birding List, DE-Birds list servers, the mdbirding website,
and also from eBird records.
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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