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From: "Steve Cordle"
Date: Jan 15, 2013 10:14:17 AM
Subject: DC Area, 1/15/2013
To: <BIRDEAST...>
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 1/15/2013
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
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Compiler: John Bjerke
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the
Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (<scordle...>)
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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, January 15, at
about 7 AM.
Top birds this week are TUFTED DUCK* and BARROW'S GOLDENEYE* in MD,
and WESTERN GREBE* in VA and DE.
Other birds of interest include waterfowl, EARED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, WHITE IBIS, GOLDEN EAGLE, SANDHILL CRANE, BLACK-HEADED GULL,
ICELAND GULL, RAZORBILL, SHORT-EARED OWL, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD,
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, HOUSE WREN, SNOW BUNTING, warblers, SUMMER
TANAGER, sparrows, INDIGO BUNTING, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, crossbills, and
COMMON REDPOLL.
The TUFTED DUCK* continued at Kent Narrows in Queen Anne's Co MD, with
sightings through the week from the Mears Point Marina or Red Eye's
Dock Bar. A second possible TUFTED DUCK*, a female, was seen at Fort
Smallwood, Baltimore, MD on Jan 12. The BARROW'S GOLDENEYE* was seen
several days at the Choptank River bridge in Cambridge MD (Talbot Co,
MD side). The WESTERN GREBES* at Lake Anna, Spotsylvania Co VA, were
found again on Jan 12 and 13. Another was seen from Beach Plum Island
SP, Sussex Co, DE on Jan 13.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was on the grounds of Sts Peter and Paul
Church, Easton, Talbot Co, MD on Jan 14. Two ROSS'S GEESE were along
Frederica Rd, Kent Co, DE on Jan 12. A ROSS'S GOOSE was seen at
Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co, MD on Jan 13. CACKLING GOOSE sightings
include Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore, MD on Jan 13; near the bike
path just north of Belle Haven Park, Fairfax Co, VA on Jan 13;
Harrison Rd, Fauquier Co, VA on Jan 13 and 14; and at Blackwater NWR
on Jan 13. A EURASIAN WIGEON continued at Dead Man's Cove, Loch Raven
Reservoir, Baltimore Co, MD. Up to three EURASIAN WIGEON have been
found along Prime Hook Rd, Prime Hook NWR, Sussex Co, DE. Another
EURASIAN WIGEON was in Swan Cove, Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA on
Jan 12. A female KING EIDER was near the north jetty of Indian River
Inlet, Sussex Co, DE on Jan 9. A HARLEQUIN DUCK was found in
Herrington Harbor, Anne Arundel Co, MD on Jan 14. Three HARLEQUIN
DUCKS were seen at the Ocean City Inlet, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 13.
An EARED GREBE was seen from Assateague Island National Seashore,
Worcester Co, MD on Jan 12. Up to 40 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen
at Blackwater NWR through Jan 14. A flock of 59 WHITE IBIS were
spotted in the Whitehurst Tract, Princess Anne WMA, Virginia Beach, VA
on Jan 8.
An adult GOLDEN EAGLE soared over Key Wallace Dr near Blackwater NWR
on Jan 12. A SANDHILL CRANE has been seen for months near Deep Landing
Rd and New Enterprise Ct, Calvert Co, MD.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL continues around the Hunt Valley Town Center,
Baltimore Co MD. A third year ICELAND GULL was seen along Prime Hook
Rd on Jan 12 and at Fowler Beach on Jan 13. As many as 16 RAZORBILLS
were seen in the Indian River Inlet on Jan 12 and 13. Another
RAZORBILL was seen from Assateague Island SP on Jan 13. A RAZORBILL
was spotted at the Ocean City Inlet on Jan 13.
A SHORT-EARED OWL flew over the old landfill at the Blue Mash Nature
Trail, Montgomery Co, MD on Jan 9. Another perched by the roadside at
Bestpitch, Dorchester Co, MD on Jan 13. A field at the intersection of
Old Tavern Rd and Mt Eccentric Rd, Fauquier Co, VA had 15 NORTHERN
HARRIERS and 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS on Jan 13.
At least three of the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS in the area continued: one
in a back yard in North Beach, Calvert Co, MD at 9119 Bay Ave
(visitors welcome), one in a yard in Crofton, MD (contact 443-867-4997
or <rickdove128...>) and another in VA, at Green Spring Garden
Pk, Fairfax Co.
A few BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES ventured away from the Blue Ridge, there
were sightings at Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract, Anne Arundel
Co, MD on Jan 13 and at Blandy Experimental Farm, Clarke Co, VA on Jan
13.
A few birds generally here only in summer were found including a HOUSE
WREN at Fort Howard Park, Baltimore, MD on Jan 11; a continuing female
SUMMER TANAGER on Martin Rd, Columbia, Howard Co, MD; a female INDIGO
BUNTING at Wellington Neck, Northampton Co, VA on Jan 9 and 12; and a
BALTIMORE ORIOLE in Powhatan, VA on Jan 10.
A SNOW BUNTING was seen at Ft Smallwood, Baltimore, MD on Jan 12. An
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found on Jan 9 and 10 at Fort Howard Park.
Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen along the bike path north from
Belle Haven Park on Jan 12 and 13. Also along the path was a NASHVILLE
WARBLER. Another NASHVILLE WARBLER was along the Haul Rd in Dyke
Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA on Jan 12 and 13. Audubon's form of
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was spotted at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp,
Calvert Co, MD on Jan 13. A possible BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER* made
a brief appearance in a backyard in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD
on Jan 9. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen near the visitor center in
North Point SP, Baltimore Co, MD on Jan 10.
A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was found on a private farm in Dutton, Mathews Co,
VA on Jan 12. Two NELSON'S SPARROWS were seen along Fowler's Beach Rd,
Prime Hook NWR on Jan 12.
A BREWER'S BLACKBIRD was near Fleetwood and Aden Rds, Stafford Co, VA
on Jan 12.
Once again there were numerous sightings of crossbills and COMMON
REDPOLL in this irruption winter. RED CROSSBILL was frequently seen at
the Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract, Anne Arundel Co, MD and at
Cape Henlopen SP, Sussex Co, DE. Other sites for RED CROSSBILL
included Kiptopeke SP, Northampton Co, VA on Jan 9; Assateague Island
SP on Jan 13; and Soldiers Delight Natural Area, Baltimore Co, MD on
Jan 13. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL flocks and smaller numbers of COMMON
REDPOLL were frequently found at Fort Smallwood, Anne Arundel Co, MD;
Fort Howard, Baltimore Co, MD; and Leesylvania SP, Prince William Co,
VA. Other WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL sites included North Point SP on Jan
8; White Ground Rd near Boyds, Montgomery Co, MD on Jan 12; a backyard
in College Park, Prince Georges Co, MD on Jan 13; Barrel House Rd in
Laurel, Prince Georges Co, MD on Jan 9 and 12; Cape Henlopen SP on Jan
12; and Rocky Gap SP, Allegany Co, MD on Jan 11. COMMON REDPOLL was
also seen at 127th St in Ocean City, MD on Jan 12 and a backyard in
Georgetown, DE on Jan 11.
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 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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