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From: "Steve Cordle"
Date: May 28, 2013 10:04:58 AM
Subject: DC Area, 5/28/2013
To: <BIRDEAST...>
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 5/28/2013
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
Reports, comments, questions:
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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, May 28, at 9:00
AM.
Top bird this week is ANHINGA in VA.
Other birds of interest include NORTHERN BOBWHITE, LEAST BITTERN,
WHITE IBIS, GLOSSY IBIS, BLACK RAIL, SANDHILL CRANE, shorebirds,
terns, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, nightjars, flycatchers, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, warblers including MOURNING, sparrows including HENSLOW'S,
DICKCISSEL, and PINE SISKIN.
An ANHINGA was found May 24 and 25 at Harwood Mills Reservoir, Newport
News, VA.
A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was heard May 25 at the Occoquan Bay NWR,
Woodbridge, Prince William Co, VA.
A LEAST BITTERN was seen May 23 at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA.
Two WHITE IBIS were found May 24 at Skimmer Island, Ocean City, MD. A
flock of GLOSSY IBIS and a single WHITE IBIS were found over the
weekend at Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA.
A record 10 MISSISSIPPI KITES flew by the Fort Smallwood Hawk Watch,
Anne Arundel Co, MD on May 21; single birds were noted at the hawk
watch later in the week.
A BLACK RAIL was found May 23 in Howard Co, MD.
A pair of SANDHILL CRANES was found May 27 along Rte 50 just west of
Rte 219 in Garrett Co, MD.
Despite poor visibility due to rain and strong winds, the weekly
shorebird/gull survey at the Chincoteague NWR on May 24 found nearly
14,000 individuals and 16 species. High points were an increase in
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS to over 9,000 and RUDDY TURNSTONES to 170
while some other species decreased with the largest drop in
dowitchers. As spring migration nears its end for shorebirds, the
numbers will probably continue to drop until fall migration starts in
July.
A survey of the flora and fauna of the Paul Sarbanes Ecosystem
Restoration Project at Poplar Island, Talbot Co, MD on May 21 found
over 9000 shorebirds. Other highlights of the survey included high
counts of nesting Cattle Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and Seaside Sparrow.
Big numbers of shorebirds, including thousands of RED KNOTS, descended
onto the Delaware Bayshore at Mispillion Inlet, Sussex Co to feast on
horseshoe crab eggs on May 21. Both WESTERN and WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS were among the many shorebirds there. BLACK-NECKED STILTS
were found at the central tower at the Little Creek Wildlife Area,
Kent Co, DE, along with a TRICOLORED HERON and a GLOSSY IBIS. An
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was reported at the Broadkill Beach
impoundments.
A WILSON'S PLOVER was found May 24 at Back Bay NWR, Virginia Beach VA.
A WHIMBREL was both seen and well-photographed May 23 in Shenandoah
Co, VA.
Phalaropes continued to be found in unusual locations this week with a
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE on the west end of Wilck's Lake, Farmville,
Prince Edward Co, VA on May 22.
At least 60 LEAST TERN nests were found during the first day of tern
nesting research on Poplar Island, Talbot Co, MD. Five GULL BILLED
TERNS along with a large colony of Skimmers and Common Terns were seen
over the weekend at the Queen's Sound Boat Launch, Chincoteague NWR.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO showed up in a yard in Jefferson Co, WV on May
21.
Fifty-seven COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen May 26 flying over the rapids
on the Potomac River at Blockhouse Point on the C&O Canal, about a
mile south of Violette's Lock, Montgomery Co, MD.
Both CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOWS and EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS were found May 23
along Snake Castle Rd, off of Sumerduck Rd, Rte 651, Fauquier Co, VA.
Because this is a quiet residential street please respect the
neighborhood's privacy and quiet. A CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW was relocated
on Snake Castle Rd on May 27 along with several EASTERN
WHIP-POOR-WILLS at the Chester Phelps WMA, Fauquier Co the same day.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER turned up May 23 at Hughes Hollow,
Montgomery Co, MD.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was found May 27 in the ravine next to the
maintenance yard Rock Creek Park, NW DC.
Warbler migration wound down as the week progressed. Some sites, such
as the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in northwestern
Loudoun Co, VA and the Shenandoah NP, VA, continued to report several
species but they were mostly local nesters. A MOURNING WARBLER was
found May 27 at Cromwell Valley Park, Baltimore Co near the bridge at
the Sherwood Farm Trail/Wellington Woods East trail signs.
A VESPER SPARROW was found May 22 in Carroll Co, MD along Sixes Bridge
Rd. The HENSLOW'S SPARROW first reported two weeks off Jennings Chapel
Road in Howard Co, MD, was heard again this week on May 26 and 27. A
LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen May 21 in a yard in Woodbine, MD. A
LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also found May 25 in the James River Park,
Richmond, VA. Another was found May 27 at North Beach, Calvert Co, MD.
A NELSON'S SPARROW was found May 24 in New Quarter Park, York, VA.
Five DICKCISSELS were found in Carroll Co, MD on May 22; two were on
Sixes Bridge Rd, one was on the south side of Sharrett Rd midway
between the Francis Scott Key Hwy and Crouse Mill Rd, and two were on
Baptist Rd about 3/4 of a mile southwest of Harney. DICKCISSELS were
also found May 27 along Grassdale Rd, Remington, Fauquier Co, VA. Two
DICKCISSELS were singing from a field on the south side of Sassafras
Caldwell Rd, Cecil Co, MD.
PINE SISKINS continued to be seen at a number of feeders throughout
the week.
This week's reports have been gleaned via the ABA web site from the
DE, MD, VA, and WV list servers, and from eBird data.
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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