(Fwd) Voice of the Naturalist, 6/23/98

Norm Saunders (osprey@ARI.Net)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:43:40 -0500 

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Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
Date:               6/23/98
Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE
Telephone:          301-652-1088
Reports (voice):    301-652-9188 x3101
          (fax):    301-951-7179
        (email):    voice@capaccess.org
     (deadline):    midnight mondays
Compiler:           Jane Hill
Sponsor:            Audubon Naturalist
   Society of the
                    Central  Atlantic States
                    (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber:        Steve Cordle
  (scordle@capaccess.org)


     This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a
service of the Audubon Naturalist Society.
This tape was made Tue, Jun 23, at 1:30 pm.

     Top birds this week are:  WILSON'S STORM-
PETREL in MD; WILSON'S PHALAROPE in DE; and
DICKCISSEL in MD and VA.

     Other birds of interest include: LEAST
BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, COMMON
MERGANSER, GREATER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK, COMMON
MOORHEN, LEAST TERN, RINGED TURTLE-DOVE,
CLIFF SWALLOW, and PINE SISKIN.

 We have been experiencing problems with the
tape recorder that takes incoming bird reports, so
some of your reports for the past week were
not received.  Please fax or email your
reports for the coming week rather than
phoning them in.

     Four WILSON'S STORM-PETRELs were spotted
from a tour boat in MD waters of the
Chesapeake Bay, between Pt Lookout, St Mary's
Co, and Smith Is, Somerset Co, on Jun 21;
this species is seen fairly regularly from
the tour boats, late June-August, so, while
aboard, keep an eye on the chum lines of the
small fleets of fishing boats working the
waters.

     Nine WILSON'S PHALAROPEs were spotted at
the north end of Raymond Pool, Bombay Hook
NWR, DE, on Jun 20.

     DICKCISSELs are still being reported
from traditional local breeding locations.  A
male DICKCISSEL was seen along Rt 656 (Hibler
Rd), about 0.15 mi east of Rt 661, Lucketts,
Loudoun Co, VA [DeLorme Pg 80, C1,2], on Jun
20.  More DICKCISSELs--two males and a female-
were observed along Oland Rd, about 250 yds
from the intersection of Oland Rd with
Lilypons Rd and Rt 85, Frederick Co, MD
[DeLorme Pg 55, B5], also on Jun 20. Farther
afield, a DICKCISSEL was reported from the
southern part of Highland Co, VA, on Jun 17.

     Also spotted in Highland Co this week
were three PINE SISKINs, found along US Rt
250 in Monterey, on Jun 18.

     The RINGED TURTLE-DOVE that has been
frequenting the White Oak area of Silver
Spring, Montgomery Co, MD, was reported again
this past week, most recently on Jun 22.

   A LEAST TERN was still frequenting the
wildlife viewing area at Patuxent Research Refuge
North Tract, Anne Arundel Co, MD, on Jun 19.

     Many of the remaining reports this week
were of species known to breed locally.  A
LEAST BITTERN and a COMMON MOORHEN were again
observed at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD,
on Jun 21; the bittern was in the first
impoundment on the right, the moorhen in the
first one on the left.  A YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON was spotted at Sycamore Landing,
Montgomery Co, MD, also on Jun 21.

     CLIFF SWALLOWs, which have been engaged
in nesting activities at the Riley's Lock
aquaduct bridge, C&O Canal, Montgomery Co,
MD, are still being seen, with at least four
birds reported on Jun 22.

     Also reported this week were several
species of lingering winter waterfowl.  Two
female COMMON MERGANSERs were spotted in the
Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River, just
north of Brentwood and Colmar Manor, Prince
Georges Co, MD [DeLorme Pg 47, C-4,5], on Jun
21.  A GREATER SCAUP has been seen frequently
at Lake Artemisia, Greenbelt, also in Prince
Georges Co, with the most recent report for
Jun 23.  And 19 RUDDY DUCKs were found in
marshes across the road from Shearness Pool,
Bombay Hook NWR, DE, on Jun 20.

 A pelagic trip will depart VA Beach, VA, on
Sun, Sept 13; to reserve your spot, call Brian
Patteson, at 703-765-4484, as soon as
possible.

  There will be a reservations-only trip to
Elliott Is, MD, on Sat, Jun 27; Hal Wierenga will
lead; make reservations with Paul O'Brien of
Rockville, at 301-4246491.  There will be a
reservations-only trip to DE coastal areas on
Sat, Jul 11; call the leader, Bob Augustine
of Rockville, at 301-933-5970, to reserve
your spot.

     To report bird sightings for the coming
week, please do not leave a phone message.
Either fax your report to 301-951-7179, or
email it to:  voice@capaccess.org.
Thank you for calling, and
GOOD BIRDING.