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> Subject: DC Area, 10/4/04
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> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               10/4/04
> 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 Monday, October 4, at 
> 10:30 a.m.
> 
> Top bird this week is an unconfirmed GREAT WHITE HERON* in MD.
> 
> Other birds of interest include hawks, falcons, AMERICAN 
> AVOCET, shorebirds, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, LOGGERHEAD 
> SHRIKE, flycatchers, vireos, thrushes, warblers, 
> CLAY-COLORED, VESPER and LINCOLN'S SPARROWS and ROSE-BREASTED 
> GROSBEAK.
> 
> There is an unconfirmed report of a GREAT WHITE HERON, a 
> white morph of the GREAT BLUE HERON, from the C&O Canal at 
> Violette's Lock in Montgomery Co, MD on October 3.  If this 
> bird is relocated, it is a reviewable subspecies/form in Maryland.
>  
> The Hawk watch platform at Kiptopeke SP, Northampton Co, VA 
> recorded 342 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 210 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 256 
> MERLINS and 137 PEREGRINE FALCONS on October 1.  It was also 
> a day for BLUE JAYS with 7771 counted there.
> 
> The October 2 visit to Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD 
> provided some interesting sightings including REDHEAD, 
> PEREGRINE FALCON, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, 
> BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
> 
> The area was inundated with sightings of RED-HEADED 
> WOODPECKERS this week.  They were seen at Huntley Meadows 
> Park, Fairfax Co, VA on September 30 and Leesylvania SP, 
> Prince William Co, VA on October 1 and 2.  Two RED-HEADED 
> WOODPECKERS appeared in a yard in Howard Co, MD while another 
> was seen at the Blue Mash Trail, Montgomery Co, MD and more 
> at Sky Meadows, Fauquier Co, VA on October 2.  On October 3, 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were spotted at the main parking lot 
> at Occoquan NWR, Prince William Co, VA, Myrtle Grove, Charles 
> Co, MD, Mason Neck SP, Fairfax Co, VA and the Manassas 
> Battlefield, Prince William Co, VA.
> 
> A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on Rectorstown Road in Fauquier Co was 
> the highlight of a day on the piedmont of Northern Virginia 
> on October 3.
> 
> An ALDER FLYCATCHER gave a single call at Leesylvania SP on
October 3.
> 
> A YELLOW-THROATED VIREO put in an appearance at Leesylvania 
> SP on October 2.  A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was observed at Rock 
> Creek Park, DC on October 1 and 3.  
> 
> A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and a SWAINSON'S THRUSH were spotted at 
> Monticello Park, Alexandria VA on September 30.  GRAY-CHEEKED 
> THRUSHES were seen at Rock Creek Park on both September 30 
> and October 1 and 3 while SWAINSON'S THRUSHES were seen there 
> on October 1 and 2.
> 
> Notable warbler sightings include a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER at 
> Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax Co, VA and close views of an 
> ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at Schoolhouse Pond, Prince George's 
> Co, MD on October 1. Rock Creek Park hosted a TENNESSEE 
> WARBLER on October 2, and NASHVILLE WARBLERS on September 29 
> and 30 and October 3.  Another NASHVILLE WARBLER was seen at 
> Leesylvania SP on October 1 and at Tuckahoe SP, Queen 
> Anne's/Caroline Co, MD on October 2.  A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER 
> was noted at Rock Creek Park on October 2 and at Leesylvania 
> SP on October 3.  CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were seen in several 
> places including Rock Creek Park on September 29, Monticello 
> Park, Alexandria, VA on September 30 and Cameron Station, 
> Alexandria on October 3.
> 
> Two CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were seen on the east side of 
> Island 3 on the CBBT on October 3.  An immature WHITE-CROWNED 
> SPARROW was seen at Lilypons on October 1 and another 
> immature was spotted at the Blue Mash Trail on October 2 and 
> 3.  A LINCOLN'S SPARROW perched out in the open for a few 
> seconds at Governor's Bridge Park, Prince George's Co, MD on 
> October 2.  Another LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen at the MTA 
> White Marsh Park & Ride, Baltimore Co, MD on October 1.  A 
> Howard County, MD field trip on October 3 encountered 8 
> sparrow species including 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS.  A LINCOLN'S 
> SPARROW and a VESPER SPARROW were observed in the Maryland 
> section of the Oak Grove area near the Maryland/Delaware state
line.
> 
> ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS continue to be seen in the area with 
> reports from Rock Creek Park on September 30 through October 
> 2.  More ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS appeared at Leesylvania SP, 
> Lake Roland, Baltimore Co, MD, and Gambrill SP, Frederick Co, 
> MD on October 1. More ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS appeared at 
> Schoolhouse Pond and Tuckahoe SP on October 2 and Leesylvania 
> SP and Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC on October 3.
> 
> 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.
>