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> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               11/16/04
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> This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon 
> Naturalist Society. This tape was made Tuesday, Nov 16, at 7:30
p.m.
> 
> Top birds this week are PACIFIC LOON and CAVE SWALLOW in VA.
> 
> Other birds of interest include HORNED GREBE, waterfowl, 
> raptors, COMMON MOORHEN, shorebirds, GLAUCOUS and ICELAND 
> GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER,  AMERICAN PIPIT, sparrows, SNOW 
> BUNTING, PURPLE FINCH and PINE SISKIN.
> 
> A PACIFIC LOON was located at about 11 am at Kiptopeke SP, 
> Northampton Co, VA on November 13 between the parking lot and 
> the concrete boats.
> 
> On November 14, up to four CAVE SWALLOWS were sighted from 
> the hawk watch at Kiptopeke SP. 
> 
> Three HORNED GREBES were seen at Occoquan Bay NWR, Prince 
> William Co, VA on November 11. One HORNED GREBE was seen at 
> the Public Landing, Worcester Co, MD and another at Black 
> Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co, MD on November 14.
> 
> Waterfowl numbers are on the increase throughout the area 
> with sightings of GADWALL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, NORTHERN 
> PINTAIL, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, RING-NECK DUCK and COMMON 
> GOLDENEYE.  Two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were picked out of large 
> flocks of passing SCOTERS on Assateague Island, Worcester Co, 
> MD on November 13.
> 
> On November 11, a RICHARDSON'S CACKLING GOOSE was relocated 
> in a field by a farm pond on Route 156 just south of Route 
> 155 in Harford Co, MD and another was relocated on Old 
> Frederick Road in a farm field just south of Camden Meadows 
> Court in Howard Co, MD on the same day.
> 
> The Washington Monument Hawk Watch, Frederick Co, MD reported 
> a NORTHERN GOSHAWK on November 11.  The Kiptopeke hawk 
> watchers were delighted to see a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and three 
> GOLDEN EAGLES on November 14.  In addition, a PEREGRINE 
> FALCON kept the ROCK PIGEONS in motion out on the concrete 
> ships.  Another NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at the Banshee 
> Reeks Nature Preserve, Loudoun Co, VA on November 13.
> 
> The Worcester Rarities Roundup on November 13 included a 
> PEREGRINE FALCON on its usual perch at the Ocean City inlet 
> water tower. Another PEREGRINE FALCON was spotted from the 
> Choptank River Bridge at the Dorchester/Talbot Co line, MD on 
> November 13 and 14.  A MERLIN was present at the National 
> Arboretum, DC, on November 14.
> 
> A COMMON MOORHEN was observed swimming with waterfowl in the 
> fresh water ponds at Flag Ponds Nature Park, Calvert Co, MD 
> on November 11.
> 
> A HUDSONIAN GODWIT and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were noted at 
> the Hurlock WWTP, Dorchester Co, on November 12.  A few 
> WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were mixed in with a small flock of 
> DUNLIN at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co, on November 14.  A 
> small flock of PURPLE SANDPIPERS was noted on Poplar Island, 
> Talbot Co, MD on November 11. Eight PURPLE SANDPIPERS were 
> huddled on the rocks of the CBBT on November 13.
> 
> A GLAUCOUS GULL and two ICELAND GULLS were discovered in the 
> ORV Zone of Assateague Island on November 13.
> 
> A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER provided a nice surprise for a birder 
> at the Quantico Marine Corps Base on November 10.  A juvenile 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and two AMERICAN PIPITS were spotted at 
> Kenilworth Park, DC on November 11.  RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS 
> visited yards near Randolph Rd at Georgia Ave and in 
> Darnestown, Montgomery Co.  A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen 
> at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA on November 14.  The two 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS remain at Huntley Meadows Park, 
> Fairfax Co, VA with a sighting on November 15.
> 
> A trip to Occoquan Bay NWR on November 11 turned up 10 
> sparrow species including VESPER, SAVANNAH, FOX and 
> LINCOLN'S.  Another trip to Occoquan on November 14 observed 
> 8 sparrow species including FOX and SAVANNAH.  A FOX SPARROW 
> put in an appearance at a feeder in Easton, Talbot Co, MD on 
> November 12.  A good number of FOX SPARROWS were singing at 
> the Blue Mash Nature Trail, Montgomery Co, and six more were 
> seen at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on November 13.  Two 
> LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were banded at Kiptopeke SP on November 12 -
the
> fifth and sixth for the season.   A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen at
the
> Dulles Greenway Wetland Mitigation Project, Loudoun Co, VA on 
> November 13.  WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen on Bell Road 
> just west of the Ridgley WWTP, Caroline Co, MD on November 13.
> 
> A SNOW BUNTING was seen in the middle of the road at Swan 
> Harbor Farm Park, Harford Co, MD on November 11.  A SNOW 
> BUNTING put in an appearance at Blackwater NWR on November 
> 13.  Sandy Point SP, Anne Arundel Co, MD hosted a SNOW 
> BUNTING and two LAPLAND LONGSPURS on November 14.
> 
> A pair of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was a pleasant surprise at Fort C. 
> F. Smith, Arlington Co, VA on November 12.  A RUSTY BLACKBIRD 
> visited a yard in Cecil Co, MD on November 13.  Three RUSTY 
> BLACKBIRDS were seen at Occoquan Bay NWR on November 11 and 
> one was still there on November 14.
> 
> PURPLE FINCHES and PINE SISKINS appeared at feeders and parks 
> throughout the area. 
> 
> A pelagic trip is scheduled for Dec 11 out of Lewes, DE. For 
> more information, contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 
> or check their web site at www.paulagics.com.
> 
> Sightings of winter hummingbirds can be reported to 
>   This will assist the documentation of 
> these birds in the east.
> 
> 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.
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