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> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               6/15/04
> Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE
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> This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon 
> Naturalist Society. This tape was made Tuesday, June 15, at 4 p.m.
> 
> Birds of interest this week include WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, 
> LEAST BITTERN, WHITE-FACED IBIS, *SWALLOW-TAILED and 
> MISSISSIPPI KITES, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, COMMON MOORHEN, 
> GULL-BILLED, SANDWICH and BLACK TERNS, cuckoos, 
> WHIP-POOR-WILL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, BANK SWALLOW, MARSH 
> WREN, MOURNING and other WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGER, SWAMP 
> SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED and BLUE GROSBEAKS, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. 
> 
> Three WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were sighted off the point at 
> Cape Henlopen SP, DE, June 11.
> 
> A LEAST BITTERN was glimpsed at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA, 
> on June 13. 
> 
> A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen again at Bombay Hook NWR, DE, June 10.

> 
> A *SWALLOW-TAILED KITE in Elkton, Cecil Co, MD, delighted 
> birders throughout the week. Unfortunately, the behavior of 
> some birders did not delight the homeowner or his neighbors; 
> any future visits should be brief, discrete, and mannerly. 
> 
> MISSISSIPPI KITE sightings continue. In addition to 
> MISSISSIPPI KITES in Elkton, single KITES were seen, through 
> June12, at the Riverview subdivision, near the upper Occoquan 
> River in Prince William Co, VA. Two MISSISSIPPI KITES flew 
> over Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax Co, on June 13, and on 
> June 14, one soared over Landmark Mall, Alexandria. In 
> Montgomery Co, MD, on June 12, a MISSISSIPPI KITE flew over 
> the treetops on Haviland Mill Rd, just east of New Hampshire 
> Ave in Brinklow.  
> 
> On June 11, a NORTHERN BOBWHITE made a surprise appearance in 
> a yard in South Arlington, VA. 
> 
> A COMMON MOORHEN was present June 8 at Hughes Hollow, 
> Montgomery Co; it was in the large impoundment on the left.
> 
> GULL-BILLED TERNS were again found at Bombay Hook June 10. A 
> SANDWICH TERN was discovered at the impoundments on Broadkill 
> Rd, DE, June 11. That same day a BLACK TERN was seen at 
> Fowler Beach, DE.
> 
> There have been numerous reports of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS. A 
> BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was observed at Soldiers Delight Natural 
> Area, Baltimore Co, June 9, along with a SUMMER TANAGER. A 
> SUMMER TANAGER was also reported along the C&O Canal, between 
> Old Anglers Inn and the park at Great Falls, Montgomery Co, on
June 9.
> 
> Five WHIP-POOR-WILLS were singing at Soldiers Delight on the 
> evening of June 8.
> 
> There was a June 12 report of BANK SWALLOWS feeding young 
> along the C&O Canal in the vicinity of Cabin John Island, 
> Montgomery Co. A single BANK SWALLOW was spotted over the 
> Potomac River at White's Ferry, Poolesville, Montgomery Co, 
> on June 14.
> 
> Dyke Marsh hosted singing MARSH WRENS on June 13. A MARSH 
> WREN, along with SWAMP SPARROW and BLUE GROSBEAK, was found 
> at Southwest Area Park, Baltimore Co, June 14.
> 
> As of June 15, a MOURNING WARBLER has been present for a 
> record-setting 38 consecutive days in the Piedmont, at 
> Wakefield Park, Fairfax Co. The bird sings along the trail on 
> the west side of the power line cut, in the vicinity of the 
> power facility--all north of the tennis courts. 
> 
> On June 12, Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co, VA, hosted 2 HOODED 
> WARBLERS, 2 KENTUCKY WARBLERS, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 
> plus RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and 
> BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Another good spot that day was Little 
> Bennett RP in Montgomery Co, with 10 species of warbler, 
> including BLUE-WINGED and WORM-EATING along the trails off 
> Rte 121, and KENTUCKY WARBLER in the northern section of the 
> park, near Prescott Rd.
> 
> A pair of YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS was seen along the hike-bike 
> trail at Huntley Meadows on June 11. On June 13, the area 
> held a pair of BLUE GROSBEAKS.
>  
> A pelagic trip is scheduled for Aug 28 out of Lewes, DE. For 
> more information, contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 
> or check their web site at www.paulagics.com.
> 
> Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY, 
> VA-Bird, and Delaware Birds list servers.
>  
> Claudia Wilds' book, Finding Birds in the National Capital 
> Area, is an excellent source of directions to many birding sites.
> 
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> Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING. 
> 
> * Of interest to the MD/DC Records Committee. For more 
> information, visit www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html.
>