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> Subject: DC Area, 9/28/04
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> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:                9/28/04
> 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 28, at 2 p.m.
> 
> Top birds this week are CURLEW SANDPIPER* in MD and SEDGE WREN in
VA.
> 
> Other birds of interest include GREAT CORMORANT, TRICOLORED 
> HERON, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, MERLIN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, 
> AMERICAN AVOCET, shorebirds, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 
> flycatchers, vireos, thrushes, warblers, CLAY-COLORED and 
> LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.
> 
> A trip to Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD on September 
> 25 encountered a CURLEW SANDPIPER* in adult breeding plumage.  
> 
> The vegetation defined by the boardwalk loop at Huntley 
> Meadows Park, Fairfax Co, VA hosted a SEDGE WREN on September 23.
> 
> BROAD-WINGED HAWKS continued their push through the area with 
> reports form hawk watches at Chandler Mountain, Cromwell 
> Valley, Harvey's Knob, Rockfish Gap and Snicker's Gap.
> 
> The highlight of a field trip to Patuxent River Park, Prince 
> Georges Co, MD on September 26 was a 20 minute study of a 
> VIRGINIA RAIL and two SORA RAILS.
> 
> The September 25 visit to Hart-Miller Island turned up 21 
> shorebird species and other interesting sightings including 
> GREAT CORMORANT, TRICOLORED HERON, MERLIN, AMERICAN 
> GOLDEN-PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED 
> GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 
> BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and LESSER 
> BLACK-BACKED GULL.
> 
> Two adult MARBLED GODWITS were spotted at Great Oak Pond, 
> Kent Co, MD on September 24.
> 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen at Leesylvania SP and 
> Manassas Battlefield, Prince William Co, VA and Sky Meadows 
> SP, Fauquier Co, VA on September 25 and Huntley Meadows Park 
> on September 27.
> 
> A bright YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER appeared in a yard in 
> Colesville, Montgomery Co, MD on September 23.  A possible 
> WESTERN KINGBIRD was observed in a yard in Elkton, Cecil Co, 
> MD on September 22.  A late EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen in a 
> yard in Chestertown, Kent Co, MD on September 23 and another 
> was spotted at Point Lookout SP, St. Mary's Co, MD on September
26.
> 
> A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was observed at Aspen Hill/Rock Creek 
> Park, Montgomery Co, MD on September 22.  More PHILADELPHIA 
> VIREOS were seen at Little Bennett Regional Park, Montgomery 
> Co and Riverbend Park, Fairfax Co, VA on September 24.  
> 
> A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and two SWAINSON'S THRUSHES were 
> spotted on a bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center, Loudoun Co, 
> VA on September 25.  A SWAINSON'S THRUSH put in an appearance 
> at Huntley Meadows Park on September 23 and another 
> SWAINSON'S THRUSH was seen at Leesylvania SP
> on September 26.                              
> 
> Migrating warblers continue to be seen throughout the region 
> with reports from Riverbend Park and Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, 
> VA, Rock Creek Park and the Mall, DC, Aspen Hill/Rock Creek 
> Park, Blue Mash Nature Trail, the C&O Canal, Montgomery Co, 
> MD, Leesylvania SP and Julie Metz Wetlands Bank, Prince 
> William Co, VA and Monticello Park, Alexandria VA.
> 
> Notable warbler sightings include a TENNESSEE WARBLER seen at 
> Rock Creek Park on September 22.  An ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER 
> was sighted at Riverbend Park on September 24.  A CAPE MAY 
> WARBLER was taking a mist bath in a yard in Great Falls, VA 
> on September 25.  A NASHVILLE WARBLER was seen at Upper Watts 
> Branch Park on September 22 and Little Bennett Regional Park 
> on September 24.  A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen in a yard 
> in Chestertown on September 23.  More BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS 
> were seen at Leesylvania SP and the Manassas Battlefield on 
> September 25 and at Dyke Marsh on September 26.  A 
> CONNECTICUT WARBLER, oblivious to delighted observers, was 
> busily foraging on the ground in the plantings right next to 
> the sidewalk that runs though the Butterfly Garden adjacent 
> to the Museum of Natural History on the Mall on September 27. 
>  A WILSON'S WARBLER was spotted at Point Lookout SP on September
26.
> 
> A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was spotted on Assateague Island, 
> Worcester Co, MD on September 25 and 26.  The LINCOLN'S 
> SPARROWS remain at Riverbend Park with sightings throughout 
> the week.  More LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were seen at Huntley 
> Meadows Park on September 23 and Little Bennett Regional Park 
> on September 24.  Two LINCOLN'S SPARROWS put in an appearance 
> at Eastern Neck NWR, Kent Co, on September 26.
> 
> ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS are being seen in the area with 
> reports from Rock Creek Park and Upper Watts Branch Park and 
> on a backyard feeder in Fairfax City on September 22.  Two 
> ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS appeared on the C&O Canal between 
> Riley's and Violette's Lock, Montgomery Co, on September 24.  
> ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were seen at Theodore Roosevelt 
> Island, DC on September 25 and at Port Tobacco Courthouse 
> area, Charles Co, MD on September 26.
> 
> A pelagic trip is scheduled for Oct 23 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'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.
>