Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 16:22:28 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Michael Bowen Subject: Nashville Warbler, Tundra Swan in DC Comments: cc: Voice of the Naturalist , va-bird@freelists.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed o There was a NASHVILLE WARBLER at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, NE DC this morning at 9:10 a.m. The bird was initially low down in weeds with Song Sparrows, then flew up into a tree with lots of creeper on it. I had a real good look at this bird, which I initially thought was an Orange-crowned (based on the way it was flicking around and the late time of year), but I saw the yellow chest and belly, olive-green wings, gray head and obvious complete eye ring. No streaks in front, even faint ones, and the yellow was bright, not drab. This is an extremely late date for this species in DC. I have 3 October records for DC, but the latest of these was the 10th. Latest record I have for the Washington metropolitan area was 10/13/2000 in the North Tract of Patuxent Research Refuge in AA County, MD. I did see a Nashville in southern Missouri on 11/03/95. Other nice birds at KAG were FOX SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH and WINTER WREN. A COOPER'S HAWK fly over and in Kenilworth Park a group of crows were hassling a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. o This afternoon, about 2 p.m., there was a TUNDRA SWAN at the south end of Theodore Roosevelt Island, tipping up in the river channel closest to the island. This is very near where a "hot-line" TUNDRA SWAN was seen repeatedly from the Virginia shore, back in mid August. I am wondering whether this could be the same bird. I have not birded here since 8/14/02, when I saw the Tundra Swan that was being reported at that time. I note from the local listservs that Tundra Swans have been migrating through the mid-Atlantic. Anyone have any opinions about the swan? Mike Bowen Bethesda, MD D.H. Michael Bowen (Mike) 8609 Ewing Drive Bethesda MD 20817 Tel./Fax: (301) 530-5764 ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= e-mail: dhmbowen@yahoo.com =========================================================================