> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 6:07 PM
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> Subject: DC Area, 4/4/06
> 
> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:                4/4/2006
> Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE
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> This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon 
> Naturalist Society. This report was completed Tuesday, April 
> 4, at 6:00 p.m.
> 
> Top bird this week is *COMMON TEAL in MD and RED-COCKADED 
> WOODPECKER in VA. 
> 
> Other birds of interest include ducks, NORTHERN GANNET, 
> AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, GLOSSY 
> IBIS, PEREGRINE FALCON, COMMON MOORHEN, shorebirds, gulls, 
> RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, LOGGERHEAD 
> SHRIKE, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, warblers, VESPER SPARROW, 
> ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PURPLE FINCH and 
> EVENING GROSBEAK.
> 
> A drake COMMON TEAL was spotted at Pickering Creek Audubon 
> Center, Queen Anne's Co, MD on March 29.
> 
> A RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER was reported from along Jericho 
> Ditch at Great Dismal Swamp, Suffolk Co, VA on April 3.
> 
> A KING EIDER was noted at the CBBT, Island 1, Northampton Co, 
> VA on March 31. A COMMON EIDER was seen at the Ocean City 
> Inlet, Worcester Co, MD on April 1. A LONG-TAILED DUCK was 
> spotted at Riley's Lock, Montgomery Co, MD on March 28.
> 
> Two adult NORTHERN GANNETS were viewed from the Ingleside 
> overlook in Eastern Neck NWR, Kent Co, MD on April 2. This is 
> an unusual sighting north of the Bay Bridge.
> 
> The 5 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS remain at Blackwater NWR, 
> Dorchester Co, MD with a sighting from March 28.
> 
> The YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS previously reported in Sligo 
> Creek, Montgomery Co, just upstream of the tennis courts at 
> Sligo Creek Parkway and Piney Branch Rd were seen again on 
> several days during the week. The count is now up to 6.
> 
> A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at Deal Island WMA, Somerset Co, MD on 
> March 31.
> 
> The PEREGRINE FALCON pair, nesting in an opening under the 
> deck on the north side of the Wilson Bridge, have laid three 
> eggs as of April 3. A PEREGRINE FALCON perched on an office 
> building in the Bailey's Crossroads section of Falls Church, 
> Fairfax Co, VA on March 31. An adult PEREGRINE FALCON was 
> seen on a nest on the Craighill Channel Range Light, 
> Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD on April 2.
> 
> A COMMON MOORHEN was heard calling from the second 
> impoundment on the right at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, on March
31.
> 
> Huntley Meadows SP, Fairfax Co, VA hosted a SOLITARY 
> SANDPIPER on April 4. PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were spotted at 
> Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA and Huntley Meadows SP on March 
> 29. Two PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were on Hart-Miller Island on April 2.
>  
> WILSON'S SNIPE continue to be seen in the area last week with 
> numerous reports wherever the habitat was suitable. The 
> reports included 35+ at Swan Harbor, Harford Co, MD on March 
> 29; 22 at Huntley Meadows Park on March 30 and another 33 on April
1.
> 
> LITTLE GULLS were noted at Back River, Baltimore Co, MD on 
> March 29, 30 and 31. A BONAPARTE'S GULL and a LESSER 
> BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen flying over Schoolhouse Pond, 
> Prince Georges Co, MD on March 29. A flock of 25-30 
> BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen headed upriver from Riley's Lock 
> on March 29. Many BONAPARTE'S GULLS continue at the North 
> East Town Park, Cecil Co, MD with a report from March 29. 73 
> BONAPARTE'S GULLS were actively foraging at Great Oak Landing 
> Pond, Kent Co, on April 2. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was 
> seen again on the C&O Canal, Washington Co, MD, on March 30 
> and 31. Another was seen at the Stone Bridge over Hunting 
> Creek, Fairfax Co, VA on the same day.
> 
> An early RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD buzzed into a yard in 
> Salisbury, Wicomico Co, MD on April 2.
> 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were reported from Sky Meadows State 
> Park, Fauquier Co, VA on March 29. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS 
> were foraging at Ft. Smallwood Park, Anne Arundel Co, MD on April
3.
> 
> Two LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES were noted near the Meadow Trail at 
> Sky Meadows SP on April 2.
> 
> Two singing BLUE-HEADED VIREOS were spotted on the Liberty 
> Dam Trail, Baltimore Co, on March 31 and April 1. Another 
> BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen at Monticello Park, Alexandria, VA 
> on April 2.
> 
> An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was spotted at Eastern Neck NWR, on
April 2.
> Reports of other warbler sightings have increased throughout 
> the region. Sightings include NORTHERN PARULA, 
> YELLOW-THROATED, PINE, PALM and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 
> LOUISANA WATERTHRUSH and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
> 
> A VESPER SPARROW was seen March 29 and 30 at Bandy Field, 
> Richmond, VA. VESPER SPARROWS made an appearance in Ashton 
> and at the Blue Mash Nature Trail, Montgomery Co, on March 
> 31. Another VESPER SPARROW was seen at Sky Meadows SP on 
> April 1. The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Prince 
> George's Co, MD hosted an obliging VESPER SPARROW on April 3. 
> Two WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen sitting on a log at Dyke 
> Marsh on April 1.
> 
> Three female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were frequenting a 
> feeder in Reston, VA on March 31.
> 
> RUSTY BLACKBIRDS continued to move through the area last week 
> with reports of more than 600 at Huntley Meadows Park on 
> March 30; another
> 15 at Huntley Meadows Park on April 1and 6+ at Sky Meadows SP 
> on April 1.
> 
> A PURPLE FINCH was spotted at a feeder in NW Washington DC on 
> March 31. PURPLE FINCHES were seen at feeders in Herndon, VA 
> and Potomac, MD on April 4.
> 
> Four EVENING GROSBEAKS landed in a Tulip Poplar near Glen 
> Echo Park, Montgomery Co, on April 4.
> 
> Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the 
> MDOSPREY and VA-Bird list servers. 
> 
> Finding Birds in the National Capital Area by Claudia Wilds 
> is an excellent source of directions to many birding sites. 
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> source for this and many other nature-related titles.
> 
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> 
> *Of interest to either the MD/DC Records Committee
> (www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html) or the VA Records Committee
> (www.virginiabirds.org)
>