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> Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
> Date: 1/18/05
> 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, Jan 18, at 8:00
p.m.
>
> Top birds this week are BARNACLE GOOSE in MD, *KELP GULL in
> MD, *RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in DC, *LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in MD and
> VA, and LECONTE'S SPARROW in VA.
>
> Other birds of interest include grebes, including EARED,
> HORNED and an Aechmophorus GREBE, GREAT CORMORANT, GREATER
> WHITE-FRONTED and other GEESE, TUNDRA SWAN, ducks, raptors,
> BLACK RAIL, PURPLE SANDPIPER, gulls, RAZORBILL, SHORT-EARED
> OWL, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, HORNED LARK, nuthatches,
> warblers, AMERICAN TREE and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, LAPLAND
> LONGSPUR, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.
>
> A BARNACLE GOOSE with a band, possibly an escapee, was found
> on Jan 12 on the grounds of the Pickering Creek Audubon
> Center in Talbot Co, MD. No other reports of this bird were
> received later in the week.
>
> Maryland's *KELP GULL continues to frequent the pilings
> behind Sea Breeze Crab House in Sandgates, St. Mary's Co,
> with the most recent report from Jan 17.
>
> The immature female *RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD continues at the
> Smithsonian's Ripley Garden (between the Arts and Industries
> building and the Hirshhorn), SW DC, with the latest sighting
> on Jan 18.
>
> The *LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in Washington Co, MD, southwest of
> Hagerstown, was found again Jan 15 on Shaffer Rd, 1.2 miles
> from the T-intersection with Dam #4 Rd, south of Downsville
> [DeLorme 71, C4]). Another LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was found north
> of Leesburg, Loudoun Co, VA on Jan 15 and again on Jan 16, 17
> and 18. It was on Montressor Rd, Rte. 661 (which is on the
> west side of Rt. 15) and was hunting along hedgerows about a
> quarter of a mile north of the 90 degree curve.
>
> A LECONTE'S SPARROW was well-photographed at the Wilna unit
> of the Rappahannock River Valley NWR on VA's Northern Neck,
> Richmond Co on Jan 12.
>
> An Aechmophorus genus grebe, either a WESTERN OR CLARK'S, was
> observed from the Pleasant's Landing area of Lake Anna,
> Louisa Co, VA on Jan 15 and Jan 16.
>
> An EARED GREBE could still be found at Little Seneca Lake,
> Black Hill RP, Montgomery Co, MD on Jan 17.
>
> Three GREAT CORMORANTS were seen at Indian River Inlet, DE on Jan
17.
>
> Little Seneca Lake, Black Hill RP, Montgomery Co, MD,
> continues to attract a rich array of waterfowl, including on
> Jan 17, EARED and HORNED (as well as PIED-BILLED) GREBES,
> TUNDRA SWANS, and at least ten different species of duck.
> TUNDRA SWANS were widely reported on Jan 15 with a flock of
> 25 flying over Lilypons, Frederick Co, MD and six on
> Redington Lake at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,
> Prince George's Co, MD. On the same day about 5,000 were seen
> in Caroline Co, MD near the intersection of Route 318 and
> Bradley Road about one mile west of Federalsburg.
>
> A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was among the many CANADA GEESE
> on Leeds Creek in Talbot Co, MD on Jan 15.
>
> Four SNOW GEESE were found on Jan 15 in a small farm pond off
> of Howland Lane off of RT. 287 north of Purcellville, Loudoun
> Co, VA. At least two SNOW GEESE have been there for the past
> three weeks.
>
> CACKLING GEESE were found on Jan 11 at Lake Whetstone in
> Montgomery Co, MD and on Jan 14 at a pond on Rte 309 east of
> Rte 213 near Centreville, Queen Anne's Co, MD. A ROSS' GOOSE
> was seen in the same area. On Jan 15 two CACKLING GEESE were
> among the many waterfowl at Pickering Creek Audubon Center in
> Talbot Co, MD.
>
> A male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen on both Jan 16 and 17 at the
> Eagle Landing Golf Course, Ocean City, MD.
>
> On Jan 15 two HARLEQUIN DUCKS were seen on the bayside of
> Island 4 of the CBB/T islands, Northampton Co, VA.
>
> Several NORTHERN HARRIERS and 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen
> Jan 15 on Rte. 710 just north of Rectortown, Fauquier Co, VA.
> One SHORT-EARED OWL was seen in the same area on Jan 17.
>
> A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Elliot Island Rd, Dorchester
> Co, MD on Jan 15 and again, during a mid-winter raptor
> survey, on Jan 16. The same survey found a GOLDEN EAGLE.
>
> A SHORT-EARED OWL was also seen Jan 15 along Elliott Island
> Rd, Dorchester Co, MD. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were also seen on a
> trip to Highland Co, VA on Jan 15.
>
> The same trip to Highland County located at least two, and
> possibly three, GOLDEN EAGLES. Three GOLDEN EAGLES were seen
> on a trip to Burke's Garden, Tazewell Co, VA on Jan 15.
> During a midwinter eagle survey at the Blackwater NWR a
> GOLDEN EAGLE and over 100 BALD EAGLES were counted on Jan 11.
>
> MERLINS were reported from Kenilworth Park, NE DC and from
> Montressor Rd in Loudoun Co on Jan 15. Another MERLIN was
> seen in a backyard in Vienna, VA on Jan 16.
>
> A PEREGRINE FALCON was reported perched Jan 13 on a light
> pole along I-70 in Frederick Co, MD at the junction of I-270
> and US-15. Another was observed on Jan 15 and Jan 16 on
> Montressor Rd in Loudoun Co.
>
> A BLACK RAIL was spotted crossing Elliot Island Road,
> Dorchester Co, MD during the raptor survey on Jan 16.
>
> PURPLE SANDPIPERS were found at Indian River Inlet, the Ocean
> City inlet on the jetty and on the CBB/T islands at various
> times during the week.
>
> LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported from several
> locations last week with one 1 adult at the tip of Hains
> Point, SW DC, another at the Anacostia River Park, DC, and
> one at the Georgetown Reservoir, NW DC, all on Jan 15. Other
> gull reports included 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a
> GLAUCOUS GULL at the Salisbury landfill (Wicomico Co, MD) on Jan
16.
>
> A DOVEKIE was reported at the Ocean City, MD inlet on Jan.
> 17. RAZORBILLS were reported from the inlet on Jan 15, 16 and 17.
>
> Both a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and a WILSON'S WARBLER
> continue to visit a yard feeder in Cape Charles, Northampton Co,
VA.
>
> All three of the nuthatch species found in the Mid-Atlantic
> were seen on a feeder in Golden Hill, Dorchester Co, MD near
> the Blackwater NWR. A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was still present
> on Jan 11 at the feeders at the Blandy Experimental Farm in
> Clarke Co, VA. There was one on Jan 16 on the Brawner Farm
> Loop Trail on Manassas Battlefield NP, Prince William Co, VA
> and another on Jan 17 at Seneca Creek State Park, Montgomery Co,
MD.
>
> A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found in Nokesville, Prince William
> Co, VA on Jan 13 at the corner of Aden and Brookfield Roads
> mixed in with a large flock of HORNED LARKS.
>
> AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were reported from several locations
> throughout the area, including single birds at Blue Mash
> Nature Trail, Montgomery Co on Jan 12, the Dulles Wetlands
> Mitigation Project in Loudoun Co, VA on Jan 13 and several
> throughout the week on Ebenezer Church Rd near Bluemont,
> Loudoun Co, VA.
>
> The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was still at the Wilna unit of the
> Rappahannock River Valley NWR on VA's Northern Neck, Richmond
> Co on Jan 12.
>
> Thirteen male and 4 female BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS were observed
> in a pasture which can be seen from the parking lot at the
> little church next to the dairy farm on Fleetwood Drive near
> Nokesville on Jan 17.
>
> A pelagic trip is scheduled for Feb 26 out of Lewes, DE for
> winter seabirds. For more information, contact Call Life
> Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or check their web site at
> www.paulagics.com.
>
> Those of you lucky enough to host a winter hummingbird are
> asked to contact hummingbird bander Mary Gustafson at
> Mary is working to document winter
> hummingbirds 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.
>
> * Of interest to the MD/DC Records Committee. For more
> information, visit www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html.
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