Tyler Bell and I tried going to Annmarie Gardens at 7:15 a.m. before he had to lead a Southern Maryland Audubon field trip, but the gates were locked. I returned around 8:15 and many vendors for a Valentine's makers' market were bustling around in the area of the main building. I spent a good bit of time walking around the area and following paths, checking out the feeder behind the main building, without luck. Tom Harten joined me around 8:40 or so and we resumed our meanderings, largely focusing on the wooden areas behind and around the main building. John Hubbell, Jim Green, et al, arrived right around 9 and split up.
Shortly thereafter, Tom saw a dove in a loblolly pine and we relocated it when it flew to another tree, then flew across the road. The White-winged Dove was, then, quite cooperative as it sat on a tree branch, then dropped to the ground for several minutes. We got the others on it (good looks, but lousy lighting for photography), then a Cooper's Hawk roared through the woods and chased the dove! Luckily (and inexplicably), the White-winged Dove dodged the hawk, but the poor thing is now likely hunkered down for a while, getting its heart rate back down!
We didn't spend any time trying to relocate it, but it flew in the direction of the front of the main building (away from the woods in the back area of the main building, where the one feeder on a post is). Lots of area to cover, so good luck to anyone trying for it! I know Tyler intends to try after his field trip ends at noon.
Here are Tom's map links and thoughts from yesterday:
Thomas Harten <tjharten1...> Feb 01 07:35PM -0500
Hi Folks,
Just a heads up on visiting Annmarie Gardens, I believe that the front gate
at the gardens is locked until 9:00 am. I'm pasting a link to a Google
Earth shot with the approximate location of where the birds were seen. The
GE image was apparently taken during the construction of the main arts
building. I've marked the two approximate locations where we had the dove.
There is a millet feeder fairly close to the building and not far from
where the bird was seen, so that would be a likely spot to check as well.
I'm also pasting a link to the Annmarie Gardens website with their hours
and directions. Good luck.
https://sites.google.com/site/calvertfrogloggerfiles/klpfiles/AMD WWD.jpg
http://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/hours_admissions_directions
Tom Harten
Owings
James Tyler Bell <jtylerbell...> Feb 01 05:47PM -0800
Also, be aware that when the gates open at 9, there is a Maker's Market that is scheduled. Since it's supposed to be bitter cold, perhaps it'll be inside but it still could affect things depending on how many people and vehicles are there.
Tyler Bell
<jtylerbell...>
California, Maryland
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From: Thomas Harten <tjharten1...>
To: <mdbirding...>
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2013 7:35 PM
Subject: [MDBirding] WWDO at Annmarie Gardens
Hi Folks,
Just a heads up on visiting Annmarie Gardens, I believe that the front gate at the gardens is locked until 9:00 am. I'm pasting a link to a Google Earth shot with the approximate location of where the birds were seen. The GE image was apparently taken during the construction of the main arts building. I've marked the two approximate locations where we had the dove. There is a millet feeder fairly close to the building and not far from where the bird was seen, so that would be a likely spot to check as well.
I'm also pasting a link to the Annmarie Gardens website with their hours and directions. Good luck.
https://sites.google.com/site/calvertfrogloggerfiles/klpfiles/AMD WWD.jpg
http://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/hours_admissions_directions
Tom Harten
Owings
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Fox Sparrows at Piney Orchard Nature Preserve<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/8deaf85a330c4ff6>
Jim Wilkinson <lakekoshare...> Feb 01 05:07PM -0800
This afternoon Carol and I saw around a dozen Fox Sparrows near the nature trail along the path that leads to a pond (there is a bike rack at the trail head). There were also 3 Hermit Thrushes and a couple of Golden-crowned Kinglets in the area.
Jim Wilkinson
Columbia, MD
White-winged Dove in Calvert<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/8db428947844bd92>
Thomas Harten <tjharten1...> Feb 01 02:53PM -0500
The White-winged Dove at Annmarie Gardens near Solomons, MD was still
present at least until 2:00 pm. Michelle Daubon grabbed a couple of cell
phone pictures of the bird which I've linked below. When we left, the bird
was in the wooded area near the parking lot fairly close to the main
building. Fred Fallon joined us there and may have some better pictures of
the bird.
https://sites.google.com/site/calvertfrogloggerfiles/klpfiles/wwdove.JPG
https://sites.google.com/site/calvertfrogloggerfiles/klpfiles/wwdove1.JPG
Tom Harten
Owings
Frederick Fallon <fwfallon...> Feb 01 01:04PM -0800
I was lucky enough to get on this bird not long after Tom Harten posted his dicovery. This link augments Michelle's photo, from a different perspective - <www.flickr.com/photos/57109539@N05> .
Fred Fallon
Huntingtown
From: Thomas Harten <tjharten1...>
To: <mdbirding...>
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2013 2:53 PM
Subject: [MDBirding] White-winged Dove in Calvert
The White-winged Dove at Annmarie Gardens near Solomons, MD was still present at least until 2:00 pm. Michelle Daubon grabbed a couple of cell phone pictures of the bird which I've linked below. When we left, the bird was in the wooded area near the parking lot fairly close to the main building. Fred Fallon joined us there and may have some better pictures of the bird.
https://sites.google.com/site/calvertfrogloggerfiles/klpfiles/wwdove.JPG
https://sites.google.com/site/calvertfrogloggerfiles/klpfiles/wwdove1.JPG
Tom Harten
Owings
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<mhanthony...> Feb 01 03:47PM -0800
I went to try for the White-winged Dove today and arrived at around 2:10. Jim Stasz had just arrived when we got there. We spent about an hour and a half searching for the bird with no luck. Around 4, I returned with Patty Craig to give it another go. At about 4:20, Patty, myself, and my friend Phil all saw a dove fly in. This bird was large (bigger than a MODO, but no pigeon sized), and a light ivory/off-white color unlike the brownish of a MODO. The bird briefly vocalized and it seemed more like White-winged than MODO, but I did not hear enough to be certain. Patty saw a square tail. We were not able to relocate the bird, so I can't confirm that we did or did not see it, but the dove we saw seemed to have the appropriate characteristics. Further searching until around 5:20 failed to relocate any doves.
---Matt Anthony
St. Mary's College
Kings Landing Ross's Goose?<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/a4085541b0ff3dc4>
Ross Geredien <goodmigrations...> Feb 01 02:30PM -0800
With all the attention King's Landing is getting for its Redpolls recently, I was wondering if anyone has seen the Ross's Goose there lately? Last reported by Jeff Shenot about two weeks ago, I believe.
Ross Geredien
Edgewater, MD
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Ross Geredien <goodmigrations...> Feb 01 02:33PM -0800
Sorry, I got my landings mixed up.
Disregard that previous mailing.
Ross Geredien
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From: Ross Geredien <goodmigrations...>
To: MDBirding <mdbirding...>
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2013 5:30 PM
Subject: Kings Landing Ross's Goose?
With all the attention King's Landing is getting for its Redpolls recently, I was wondering if anyone has seen the Ross's Goose there lately? Last reported by Jeff Shenot about two weeks ago, I believe.
Ross Geredien
Edgewater, MD
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Redpolls & Sandhill Crane in Calvert -- Yes!<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/20695aa7ecca7987>
Duvall Sollers <dbsollers61...> Feb 01 05:25PM -0500
Hi everyone,
I took a run down to Calvert County this morning and am glad to report that both the Redpolls (2) were present at the CHESPAX feeders at the end of King's Landing Rd and the Sandhill Crane in Huntington were still present and easy to see. I did somehow miss the Sandhill on my first pass by the house, but when I turned around 1 minute later it was standing/feeding right on the edge of the road - no more than 10 feet away. How I missed it the first time I can't imagine - maybe it's time for an eye appointment!
Duvall Sollers
Hereford, MD
Carroll County Raptors<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/406d1a2b89e3d3e2>
jflowers <artsnimages...> Feb 01 02:04PM -0800
Brrrrrrr it was cold and the wind would cut you in half! I made my rounds today starting in the Hanover watershed, MD and PA. Not much to see with the exception of the usual suspects, Chickadees, Juncos and White-throated Sparrows. I found a Red-shouldered Hawk's nest along Kridlers Schoolhouse road after crossing the PA line. From there it was Bankard/Bandhall Hill/Rinehart Roads to the Kowomu Trail.
The Kowomu Trail gave up two Red-tailed Hawks, a Red Shouldered and a surprise Merlin at the bridge across the creek. I had stopped to try and photograph a Pileated Woodpecker on a snag and he/or she (Merlin) must have been sitting directly above me. The bird swooped down not 20 feet away and grabbed a mouse/rodent of some type then flew to a perch in a nearby tree to enjoy its catch. I got great looks at it but no photographs darn-it!
It was back on MD 97N into Union Mills and Brown Road for the Union Mills Wetland. I found a pair of Red-tails but not the Coopers I had seen there the last four trips. There were about 20 Mallards on the water that was not frozen.
Exiting the wetland on Halter Road N, I found another Red Shoulder just north of the intersection perched just above the roadway. The dark Rough-legged was still at his usual spot near the intersection of Halter and East Mayberry. What a gorgeous bird he is! Very Skittish though. If you even slow down too much for him, he makes a hasty retreat! Traveling west on East Mayberry Road I found two more Red-tails and a Coopers perched near a stand of pines.
Babylon Road gave two more Red-tail pairs, both sitting together and a very "camera ham" Red-tail solo who went vogue for me allowing me to exit my car and photograph him not 25 feet away. He paid me no mind and I guess he figured if that I would brave the chill that I deserved the pictures.
I found my way to MD 194 and continued west to Keysville Road to look for the Say's Phoebe... "No Cigar on that one" after searching for 45 minutes. So I made the trip back to Baumgardner and Bullfrog to find one Northern Harrier and a pair of Red-tails. That was it for me! Back home to Hanover/Gettysburg PA. I counted about 15 more Red-tails along the way
Jim
NG Show - Birds of Paradise<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/b34577f6503686d6>
Gina Cicotello <ginacico...> Feb 01 10:25AM -0500
Folks,
I work for NatGeo, and noticed by popular demand they are repeating the
live event "Birds of Paradise: Extreme, Bizarre, Extraordinary". If you
haven't had a chance to hear Tim Laman and Ed Scholes speak in person about
their adventures chasing pretty birds in New Guinea, you should try and
make the trip to DC. These guys have worked together a long time, and have
developed a charming way of telling each other's stories as opposed to
talking about themselves. It's also a treat to see their beautiful
photographs via the top-notch audiovisual system in Grosvenor Auditorium.
Thursday 25 April 2013, 7:30 PM
http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/speakers/2013/04/25/birds-paradise-dc/
The museum exhibit will be open until May 12.
Cheers,
Gina Cicotello
"Jim Wilson" <wlsngang...> Feb 01 10:58AM -0500
I had the pleasure of hearing Laman and Scholes give their first presentation in DC. back in November (I think it was November.)
I thought their talk and the exhibit at the National Geographic Museum were far superior to the actual National Geo video.
The video does not even mention putting ear wax on the tree before you climb it!
Jim Wilson
From: Gina Cicotello
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 10:25 AM
To: <mdbirding...>
Subject: [MDBirding] NG Show - Birds of Paradise
Folks,
I work for NatGeo, and noticed by popular demand they are repeating the live event "Birds of Paradise: Extreme, Bizarre, Extraordinary". If you haven't had a chance to hear Tim Laman and Ed Scholes speak in person about their adventures chasing pretty birds in New Guinea, you should try and make the trip to DC. These guys have worked together a long time, and have developed a charming way of telling each other's stories as opposed to talking about themselves. It's also a treat to see their beautiful photographs via the top-notch audiovisual system in Grosvenor Auditorium.
Thursday 25 April 2013, 7:30 PM
http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/speakers/2013/04/25/birds-paradise-dc/
The museum exhibit will be open until May 12.
Cheers,
Gina Cicotello
jflowers <artsnimages...> Feb 01 01:20PM -0800
On Friday, February 1, 2013 10:25:22 AM UTC-5, Gina Cicotello wrote:
> The museum exhibit will be open until May 12.
> Cheers,
> Gina Cicotello
Thanks for the heads up Gina! I worked there years ago!
Jim
Raven nesting preferences research<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/bb85b5f2e32cbc46>
Marcy Stutzman <marciastutzman...> Feb 01 01:10PM -0800
I'm posting this message on behalf of Jay Sheppard:
I have done some research on nesting preferences for the Common Raven. An expert on crows and ravens at Cornell University advises that they readily use large trees within the forest for nest sites here in the east. They do like cell towers, dams, and high bridges, too. Nesting behavior will be starting very shortly, if not already. So if you see a pair in the same area out on the Piedmont or Coastal Plain, they may already have a nest site selected. In the early 1980s, NY did a breeding bird Atlas and repeated it 20 years later. The number of blocks with ravens went from 313 blocks to 1879 in the second--a 500% increase!! A similar explosion appears to be happening here in MD. If anyone finds a stick nest of a raven out in a tree, I would appreciate being notified: <jmsheppar...>
Thanx
Jay Sheppard
Maryland City, MD
Please contact Jay if you have any quetions.
Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD
Lunchtime Birding<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/ea084f6487ee2772>
Dean Mahlstedt <birdingboyy...> Feb 01 11:07AM -0800
I braved the cold and wind to walk around the campus at GBMC hospital today (1-2PM) and was surprised to see any birds at all. However while walking the main trail, I came upon 3 Downy Woodpeckers (2 female) and several Fox Sparrows which seemed to be having a good time kicking around some leaves. There may have been a few other Sparrow types in the mix as well but couldn't get a good look. I knew some Cardinals were nearby (could hear a few) but that was about it.
Dean
White winged Dove in Calvert County<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/a237ae01532f869b>
Thomas Harten <tjharten1...> Feb 01 11:58AM -0500
A White winged Dove was seen at Annmarie Gardens near Solomons today at
11:45 am. The bird was seen in the wooded area near the parking lots close
to the main building. Cell phone will be uploaded when we return to the
office.
Tom Harten
Owings
Thomas Harten <tjharten1...> Feb 01 12:55PM -0500
Yes, as of 12:45. The bird flew off to some trees by the building.
> A White winged Dove was seen at Annmarie Gardens near Solomons today at
11:45 am. The bird was seen in the wooded area near the parking lots close
to the main building. Cell phone will be uploaded when we return to the
office.
Purple Finch pair, Riva (Anne Arundel )<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/9576e8cf16cb0e2c>
Karen Caruso <karen.caruso...> Feb 01 08:30AM -0800
I have had a pair of Purple Finch on the feeder every day this week.
South side of the South River, off Riva Rd, in the Sylvan Shores.
Karen Caruso
Lights Out DC urban bird strike monitoring program Fall 2012 results<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/26624e1492103cef>
Nicholas Lund <nicholas.lund...> Feb 01 09:44AM -0500
Hi all-
City Wildlife's Lights Out DC
<http://citywildlife.org/lights%20out.html>programs monitors
bird/building collisions in downtown Washington DC during
spring and fall migrations. By gathering information on numbers and species
of birds, and by working with staff at the most problematic buildings, it's
hoped that the number of strikes can be minimized.
During September, October and the first week of November 2012, we found 149
birds of 42 different species on the early morning streets of DC. The most
dangerous buildings during that period were 800 K Street
NW<https://www.google.com/maps?q=800+k+street+nw,+washington+dc&hl=en&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=57.499647,111.09375&hnear=800+K+St+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20001&t=h&z=17>,
the Federal Judicial
Center<https://www.google.com/maps?q=38.896703,-77.004499&hl=en&sll=38.896546,-77.00466&sspn=0.00176,0.00339&t=h&z=17>next
to Union Station, and 300
New Jersey Avenue
NW<https://www.google.com/maps?q=300+New+Jersey+Avenue+Northwest,+Washington,+DC&hl=en&ll=38.894131,-77.010606&spn=0.00176,0.00339&sll=38.89631,-77.014707&sspn=0.007039,0.013561&oq=300+new+jersey+&t=h&hnear=300+New+Jersey+Ave+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20001&z=19>.
The birds (some of which were found alive and released) were:
- American Goldfinch - 1
- American Redstart - 1
- Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3
- Brown Creeper - 3
- Cape May Warbler -1
- Gray Catbird - 4
- Chipping Sparrow - 1
- Dark-eyed Junco -3
- Downy Woodpecker -1
- Field Sparrow -1
- Northern Flicker - 2
- Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3
- Grasshopper Sparrow -1
- Gray-cheeked Thrush - 2
- Hermit Thrush - 4
- House Finch - 1
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
- Louisiana Waterthrush - 1
- Magnolia Warbler -1
- Mourning Dove - 3
- Nashville Warbler - 1
- Northern Waterthrush -1
- Ovenbird - 14
- Rock Dove -1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
- Red-breasted Nuthatch -4
- Red-eyed Vireo - 1
- American Robin -1
- Eastern Towhee - 1
- Savannah Sparrow - 3
- Song Sparrow - 5
- Sora - 1
- Sparrow sp - 1
- European Starling - 1
- Swainson's Thrush - 4
- Swamp Sparrow - 7
- Thrush sp - 1
- Warbler sp - 1
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 2
- White-throated Sparrow - 17
- Wood Thrush - 4
- American Woodcock - 4
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
- Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
- Common Yellowthroat - 15
LIGHTS OUT DC IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SPRING MIGRATION
SEASON. If you live in the DC area and would like to learn more, check out
the Light Out DC website <http://citywildlife.org/lights%20out.html>,
contact Lisbeth Fuisz at <info...>
Good birding!
Nick
Owl research at Johns Hopkins<http://groups.google.com/group/mdbirding/t/20f9fa97b630efdc>
Janet Millenson <janet...> Feb 01 09:34AM -0500
Anatomical insights into how owls can rotate their heads 270 degrees
without passing out:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/owl_mystery_unraveled_scientists_explain_how_bird_can_rotate_its_head_without_cutting_off_blood_supply_to_brain
Janet Millenson
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
<janet...>
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