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FW: DC Area, 9/07/04

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Norm Saunders

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:28:57 -0400

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> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               9/07/04
> 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, Sept 7, at 5 p.m.
>
> Top birds this week are CURLEW SANDPIPER and RED-NECKED STINT
> in DE and *KELP GULL in MD.
>
> Other birds of interest include WILSON'S STORM-PETREL,
> ANHINGA, LITTLE BLUE and TRICOLORED HERONS, EURASIAN WIGEON,
> NORTHERN GOSHAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, KING RAIL, SANDHILL
> CRANE, shorebirds including UPLAND, BAIRD'S, and
> BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, PARASITIC JAEGER, BLACK-BILLED
> CUCKOO, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, WHIP-POOR-WILL, OLIVE-SIDED and
> other FLYCATCHERS, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
> GOLDEN-WINGED, MOURNING, and other warblers, LARK SPARROW,
> and ROSE-BREASTED and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
>
> The molting CURLEW SANDPIPER reported last week at Raymond
> Pool, Bombay Hook NWR, DE, was found again Sept 2. Also
> present were 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES.
>
> The *KELP GULL reappeared Sept 1--after several months'
> absence--at its usual haunt behind the Sea Breeze Crab House
> in Sandgates, St. Mary's Co, MD.
>
> On Sept 6, a WILSON'S STORM-PETREL and a PARASATIC JAEGER
> were spotted from the Point at Cape Henlopen SP, DE.
>
> Two female ANHINGAS were again at the Stumpy Lake golf course
> in the Kempsville area of Virginia Beach Sept 4 [DeLorme 30,
> B2]. As before, they perched in cypress trees in the middle
> of the lake on the left side of the causeway. [For
> directions, see Claudia Wilds.**]
>
> The immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continued at Huntley Meadows
> Park, Fairfax Co, VA, as of Sept 6.
>
> A TRICOLORED HERON was discovered Sept 2 in Montgomery Co,
> MD; it was at the Potomac River, adjacent to Lock 10 on the
> C&O Canal (the first parking lot on the Clara Barton Parkway
> inside the Beltway).
>
> Three TRICOLORED HERONS were found on Hart-Miller Island,
> Baltimore Co, MD, Aug 4, as were 20 species of shorebird,
> including AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. In
> addition, the EURASIAN WIGEON found a week earlier was still
present.
>
> A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was reported from St. Mary's Co, MD, Sept
> 3; the bird was observed as it flew past an office window
> near a heavily wooded area 6 miles northwest of the Patuxent
> River Naval Air Station.
>
> Moderately good flights of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were noted at
> area hawk watches.
>
> A KING RAIL was heard at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, on Sept
> 5--the first time in more than a dozen years.
>
> A SANDHILL CRANE flew over the hawk watch at Kiptopeke SP,
> Northampton Co, VA, Sept 2.
>
> Fields throughout the area hosted migrant shorebirds.
>
> In Dorchester Co, MD, a plowed field on the SE side of Rte
> 307 a quarter-mile northeast of Hurlock held AMERICAN
> GOLDEN-PLOVER, BAIRD'S, PECTORAL, and BUFF-BREASTED
> SANDPIPERS, among others, on Aug 31. By Sept 2 they were
> joined by an UPLAND SANDPIPER.
>
> In Frederick Co, MD, on Sept 1, the east pond at the
> Mason-Dixon Farm near Emmitsburg featured AMERICAN
> GOLDEN-PLOVER and BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. These same two species
> were also seen in northern Westmoreland Co, VA, in a field
> along Horners Mill Rd near Leedstown.
>
> On Sept 1, potato fields along Cartanza Rd, near Bombay Hook,
> held 7-10  UPLAND SANDPIPERS and at least 1 BUFF-BREASTED.
>
> A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER graced turf farm fields in western
> Montgomery Co, along the gravel road south of White's Ferry,
> with sightings Sept 2 through 5. On Sept 3, a BUFF-BREASTED
> SANDPIPER was found at the Polo Grounds along Hughes Rd.
>
> In Northampton Co, VA, fields along Capeville Drive, east of
> Rte 13, held 14 shorebird species and 600 individuals on Sept
> 3; many of these birds, plus SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, were
> still present Sept 6. AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and
> BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were nearby, in fields near the
> intersection of Sealand Rd with Rte 600.
>
> Another good spot for shorebirds was Craney Island,
> Portsmouth, VA. There was a second-hand report of a
> SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER there on Sept 4.
>
> At the Dulles Greenway Wetlands territory (limited access) in
> Loudoun Co, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was one of 8 shorebird
> species present on Sept 5.
>
> Shorebirds are also gathering at Lake Roland and Paper Mill
> flats, both in Baltimore Co.
>
> COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were again enjoyed at multiple locations.
> On Sept 1, 120 soared over the Rock Creek Park stables south
> of Military Rd, NW DC. On the evening of Sept 6, some 40-50
> put on a flashy display in Fairfax Co, over the smaller
> shopping center across from the Tysons Corner Center entrance
> on Rte 7. NIGHTHAWKS were also seen over a yard in Bethesda,
> Montgomery Co, and Long Branch Nature Center in
> Arlington.
>
> A WHIP-POOR-WILL was calling in a yard in Alexandria, VA,
> early on the morning of Sept 2.
>
> An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found Sept 1 at the northern
> section of Little Bennett RP, Montgomery Co, atop a large
> sycamore near the intersection of Prescott and Hyattstown
> Mill Rds. On Sept 1, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found at
> Phelps WMA, Fauquier Co, VA, at the Marsh Run parking area;
> the following day this area featured BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and
> YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.
>
> On Sept 4, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was again found at the
> Blue Ridge Center in Loudoun Co, along the power line cut.
>
> On Sept 2, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER sat on a snag along the
> riverbank at Kelly's Ford Bridge along Rte 620 on the
> Fauquier/Culpeper Co line.
>
> YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was observed at Rock Creek Park, NW
> DC, Sept 1 and 5, on the latter day along with LEAST,
> ACADIAN, and TRAILL'S FLYCATCHERS.
>
> PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported from Fort C. F. Smith,
> Arlington, Sept 3; Layhill Park, Montgomery Co, Sept 3; and
> the New York Monuments area of Manassas National Battlefield
> Park, Prince William Co, Sept 5.
>
> RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were spotted at Milford Mill Park,
> Baltimore Co, Sept 1 and 2; a yard in Columbia, Howard Co,
> Sept 4; Black Walnut Point on Tilghman Island, Talbot Co, MD,
> Sept 5; and a yard in Charles Co, MD, Sept 6.
>
> Warbler hotspots included Rock Creek Park, DC; and in MD,
> Rock Creek Park, Montgomery Co; Piney Run Park, Carroll Co;
> Turkey Point, Cecil Co; Villa Nova Park, western Baltimore
> Co. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was appeared in a yard near
> Middleburg, Loudoun Co, VA, Sept 5. MOURNING WARBLER was
> found in a Howard Co yard Sept 1, and at Rockburn Park,
> Howard Co, Sept 2. MOURNING WARBLER was one of a dozen
> warbler species seen at Black Walnut Point Sept 5, and one of
> a dozen species seen at the New York Monuments area, also Sept 5.
>
> An adult LARK SPARROW was found Sept 4 in southern
> Northampton County; it flew up from a farm field on the north
> side of Cedar Grove Rd, east of Kiptopeke SP.
>
> Two ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS visited a yard in Howard Co Sept
> 3. At least 6 BLUE GROSBEAKS were cavorting at Blue Mash
> Nature Park, Montgomery Co, on Sept 5.
>
> Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY,
> VA-Bird, and Delaware Birds list servers.
>
> Claudia Wilds's book, Finding Birds in the National Capital
> Area, is an excellent source of directions to many birding
> sites. And the ANS Bookstore is an excellent source for this
> and many other nature-related titles: 301-652-3606.
>
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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.
>