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FW: DC Area, 3/29/05

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Norm Saunders

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Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:42:18 -0500

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> Subject: DC Area, 3/29/05
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> 
> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               3/29/05
> 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 on Tuesday, March 29, at 5
pm.
> 
> Birds of interest this week include SNOW GOOSE, EURASIAN 
> WIGEON, eiders and other waterfowl, WILD TURKEY, RED-THROATED 
> LOON, grebes, NORTHERN GANNETT, AMERICAN BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE 
> HERON, REDDISH EGRET, night-herons, MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, 
> LITTLE, BLACK-HEADED, BONAPARTE'S, and GLAUCOUS GULLS, 
> *LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, swallows, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, CHIPPING 
> and other sparrows, and PURPLE FINCH.
> 
> Two SNOW GEESE were again seen from Hains Point, SW DC, on 
> March 23; they were off the tip of Fort McNair.
> 
> The EURASIAN WIGEON at the Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR, 
> Northampton Co, was noted again March 25, and a KING EIDER 
> continues at nearby Kiptopeke SP. Also in Northampton Co, 
> HARLEQUIN DUCKS were spotted from Island #4 of the CBB/T March 23.
> 
> A MOTTLED DUCK was found March 25 near the banding station at 
> First Landing SP, Virginia Beach. On March 26, a KING EIDER, 
> along with 29 COMMON EIDERS, were lurking behind the south 
> jetty at the Ocean City
> Inlet, Worcester Co, MD.   
> 
> LONG-TAILED DUCKS were found at Beaverdam Reservoir, Loudoun 
> Co, VA, March 26; Rocky Gap SP, Washington Co, March 27; and 
> on the Potomac at Seneca/Riley's Lock, Montgomery Co, MD, March
27.
> 
> On March 23, the Potomac at Seneca held 10 species of duck 
> plus 50 HORNED GREBES, as well as 80 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
> 
> Flocks of WILD TURKEYS were observed at several locations, 
> including along Croom Station Rd in Prince George's Co, MD; 
> and, in Washington Co, along Bottom Rd north of Williamsport, 
> and Rte 56 south of Fort Frederick.
> 
> Close to 100 RED-THROATED LOONS visited Eastern Neck NWR, 
> Kent Co, MD, on March 27, and RED-THROATED LOONS were again 
> plentiful at Kiptopeke SP March 26. A single RED-THROATED 
> LOON was seen from Hains Point, SW DC, March 28 and again March
29.
>   
> On March 23, one RED-NECKED GREBE and 5 HORNED GREBES were 
> noted at Bachelor Point boatyard, Talbot Co, MD. From March 
> 24 to 26, a RED-NECKED GREBE was present on the Susquehanna 
> River near Port Deposit, Cecil Co, MD.
> 
> An EARED GREBE was seen on Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, 
> March 26. Eight EARED GREBES were reported from Musick's 
> Lakeside Campground, Washington Co, VA, March 26.
> 
> On March 28 and 29, NORTHERN GANNETS edged inland in the 
> Newport News, VA, area--up as far as the Rte 17 bridge over 
> the James River and up to the Rte 17 bridge on the Nansemond 
> River. On March 26, more than 1,800 NORTHERN GANNETS were 
> counted during a day-long sea watch at the inlet at Ocean 
> City, Worcester Co, MD. 
> 
> An AMERICAN BITTERN was glimpsed at Sunrise Valley Park in 
> Reston, Fairfax Co, VA, March 26 and 27.
> 
> A PEREGRINE FALCON was present at the railroad bridge over 
> the Potomac, SW DC, on March 23 and 27, and a MERLIN was seen 
> at Hains Point March 28. On March 27, an eye-level PEREGRINE 
> kept pace with the 30 mph traffic heading west across the Bay
Bridge. 
> 
> A LITTLE BLUE HERON was found March 28 in the 
> Patapsco-Chesapeake Bay area of northern Anne Arundel Co, MD, 
> off Kembo Rd close to Fort Carroll.
> 
> Four REDDISH EGRETS, along with a variety of other waders, 
> were observed March 25 at the Whitehurst Tract near Creeds in 
> Virginia Beach, 
> 
> As of March 26, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were back at the 
> National Zoo, NW DC, some on nests. On March 28, 
> YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS had returned to Sligo Creek 
> Parkway, Montgomery Co; they could be observed from the 
> footbridge that crosses Sligo Creek near tennis courts along 
> Sligo Creek Parkway north of Piney Branch Rd.
> 
> A breeding-plumaged BLACK-HEADED GULL and several adult 
> LITTLE GULLS were among hundreds of BONAPARTE'S GULLS on the 
> Susquehanna River, between Lapidum Landing, Harford Co, MD, 
> and Port Deposit, Cecil Co, on March 24, 25, 26, and 27. 
> Sometimes the gulls were found readily; at other times it 
> took persistence to see them.
> 
> Two LITTLE GULLS were singled out among the many BONAPARTE'S 
> at Back River, Baltimore Co, March 27; most were seen below 
> the Eastern Ave bridge.
> 
> BONAPARTE'S GULLS were also in evidence at Hains Point, SW 
> DC; in Fairfax Co, VA, at both Dyke Marsh and Huntley Meadows 
> Park; and at Lake Kittamaqundi, near Columbia, Howard Co, MD.
> 
> A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen March 24 in downtown Chincoteague, 
> Accomack Co, VA, "working fishing trawlers north of bridge."
> 
> A quick drive between two sites in Washington Co (MD) 
> confirmed the presence of 2 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES* along 
> Breathedsville Rd and a third LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE* on Shaffer Rd.
> 
> Swallows abound. Among the TREE SWALLOWS, plentiful now, are 
> ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS and a few BARN SWALLOWS. PURPLE MARTINS 
> returned to Nanjemoy Creek, Charles Co, March 23, and PURPLE 
> MARTINS were reported near Easton, Talbot Co, March 25; in 
> Woodbridge, VA, March 26; and during the Sunday morning walk 
> at Dyke Marsh, as well as at Neabsco Creek, Prince William 
> Co, VA, March 27.
> 
> A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH showed up March 22 along the Potomac 
> River downstream from Little Falls dam, Montgomery Co. A 
> LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was discovered March 27 in the Possum 
> Point Rd area of Prince William Co. 
> 
> A CHIPPING SPARROW surfaced in a yard in Herndon, Fairfax Co, 
> March 24, and at the National Arboretum, NE DC, March 26. An 
> early FIELD SPARROW was discovered at McKee-Beshers WMA, 
> Montgomery Co, March 27. FOX SPARROWS continue to move 
> through. On March 22, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was reported from 
> Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co, VA.
>  
> PURPLE FINCH was reported from several Montgomery Co 
> locations, including Hunting Quarter Rd March 26 and Locust 
> Grove Nature Center March 28.
> 
> See Life Paulagics is running a pelagic trip out of Lewes, DE 
> on April 16. Targets include alcids, Sooty and Manx 
> Shearwaters, Northern Fulmar, and Red Phalarope.  For more 
> information, contact them at 215-896-6405, or see 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.
> 
> To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to 
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> reports before midnight Monday, identify the county and 
> state, and include your name and a Tuesday morning phone number. 
> 
> 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.
>