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> From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:33 PM
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> Subject: DC Area, 11/07/06
> 
> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               11/07/2006
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> Transcriber:        Steve Cordle ()
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> This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon 
> Naturalist Society. This report was prepared Tuesday, 
> November 7, at 7 pm.
> 
> Top birds this week are *WESTERN GREBE in VA, *INCA DOVE in 
> MD, and *HARRIS'S SPARROW in VA.
> 
> Other birds of interest include SNOW GOOSE, BRANT, RED-NECKED 
> GREBE, EARED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN BITTERN, 
> GREAT WHITE HERON, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, VIRGINIA 
> RAIL, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, STILT SANDPIPER, SHORT-EARED OWL, 
> NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WESTERN 
> KINGBIRD, COMMON RAVEN, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, MARSH WREN, 
> AMERICAN PIPIT, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, sparrows, SNOW 
> BUNTING, DICKCISSEL, and PINE SISKIN.
> 
> A *WESTERN GREBE was discovered Nov 4 off the marina in 
> Belmont Bay, east of Woodbridge, Prince William Co, VA; it 
> was observed to the far left of the viewing platform. [From 
> Rte 1, take Dawson Beach Road east toward Occoquan Bay NWR; 
> turn left on Express Drive to the marina.]
> 
> An *INCA DOVE was an astonishing visitor to a yard in Laurel, 
> Prince George's Co, MD. It was first seen--and 
> photographed--late in the afternoon of Nov 5; it returned to 
> feed several times Nov 6 but was a no-show Nov 7. 
> 
> An adult *HARRIS'S SPARROW spent much of the day Nov 6 at a 
> feeder at the hawk watch at Kiptopeke SP, Northampton Co, VA.
> 
> Two SNOW GEESE were seen Nov 2 upriver from Riverbend Park, 
> Fairfax Co, VA.
> 
> A flock of 8 BRANT flew over the Easton WWTP, Talbot Co, MD, on
Nov 5.
> 
> TUNDRA SWANS were on the move this week, with reports from 
> numerous locations, including downtown Washington, DC.
> 
> An immature RED-NECKED GREBE was found Nov 7 at Gunners Lake 
> in Germantown, Montgomery Co, MD. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen 
> Nov 4 and 5 at Rocky Gap SP, Allegany Co, MD.
> 
> The EARED GREBE was still at the Easton WWTP as of Oct 31.
> 
> As many as 9 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen from the 
> Wildlife Drive at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co, MD, on Nov 5.
> 
> An AMERICAN BITTERN was found Oct 31 at Huntley Meadows Park, 
> Fairfax Co, as was a VIRGINIA RAIL. 
> 
> A GREAT WHITE HERON has been visiting Fishers Hill, west of 
> Strasburg in Shenandoah Co, VA, with a report from Nov 5.
> 
> A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted Nov 5 at Jennings Randolph 
> lake in Garrett Co, MD. GOLDEN EAGLES were tallied most of 
> the area's hawk watches, including Turkey Point, Cecil Co, 
> MD, and Snicker's Gap, on the Clarke/Loudoun Co (VA) line, 
> where they recorded 4 GOLDEN EAGLES on Nov 2. A GOLDEN EAGLE 
> was also spotted as it flew over the campus of the U MD 
> Baltimore Campus on Nov 2--pursued by crows. 
> 
> A HUDSONIAN GODWIT made a brief visit to Southwest Area Park, 
> Baltimore Co, on Nov 6. STILT SANDPIPERS were still to be 
> found at Paper Mill Flats in Baltimore on Nov 4.
> 
> On Nov 4, Fairfax Co hosted a SHORT-EARED OWL on Peniwill Dr 
> and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL at Sandy Run RP.
> 
> An unseasonable HUMMINGBIRD, species unknown, was seen Oct 31 
> at Alexandria's Daingerfield Island [off the GW Parkway just 
> south of Reagan National Airport]. A Selasphorus HUMMINGBIRD 
> that has been visiting Lebanon, Russell Co, VA, since 
> mid-October, was seen as recently as Nov 3. 
> 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS are again regulars at Hughes Hollow, 
> Montgomery Co.
> 
> A COMMON RAVEN was seen Oct 31 over the Gold Mine tract at 
> Great Falls NP, Montgomery Co.
> 
> Two WESTERN KINGBIRDS were discovered Nov 5 north of the 
> Sunset Beach resort in Northampton Co; they were on the west 
> side of Rte 13, near a brown sign for the Eastern Shore of VA NWR.
> 
> The first RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH of the season showed up Nov 7 
> at Ft Smallwood Park, Anne Arundel Co, MD.
> 
> A SEDGE WREN was seen Nov 5 at the Pickering Creek Audubon 
> Center, Talbot Co. A MARSH WREN was found at Lilypons Water 
> Gardens, Frederick Co, MD, on Oct 31. 
> 
> Two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were found Nov 3 on Assateague 
> Island, Worcester Co, MD. On Nov 4, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER 
> was seen in Columbia, Howard Co, MD, at the Elkhorn garden 
> plots along Oakland Mills Rd. On Nov 5, an ORANGE-CROWNED 
> WARBLER was reported from North Branch in Allegany Co, MD. 
> 
> FOX SPARROWS appeared at several areas, including Rock Creek 
> Park, NW DC, and Hughes Hollow. On Nov 1, the Liberty Lake 
> area in Carroll Co, MD, held a nice variety of sparrows, with 
> FOX and LINCOLN'S along with
> 8 other species. 
> 
> VESPER SPARROW was seen again at Southwest Area Park on Nov 
> 1, and VESPER SPARROW was seen Nov 6 in the New Windsor area 
> of Frederick Co.
> 
> Some 31 SNOW BUNTINGS were found Oct 31 at Poplar Island, Talbot
Co.
> On Nov 4, 5-7 SNOW BUNTINGS surprised visitors to the Alpha 
> Ridge landfill, Howard Co. (The landfill is not usually open 
> to the public.)
> 
> A female DICKCISSEL was reported from Meadowbrook Park, 
> Howard Co, on Nov 5.
> 
> A PINE SISKIN appeared at Assateague Island Nov 3.
> 
> Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the 
> MDOSPREY, VA-Bird, and DE Birds list servers. 
> 
> Finding Birds in the National Capital Area by Claudia Wilds 
> is an excellent source for directions to many birding sites. 
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> 
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> 
> *Of interest to either the MD/DC Records Committee
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