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FW: DC Area, 12/12/06

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Norm Saunders

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Norm Saunders

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Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:05:04 -0500

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:19 PM
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> Subject: DC Area, 12/12/06
> 
> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               12/12/2006
> Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE
> Telephone:          301-652-1088 option 1
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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 completed Tuesday, December
12, at
> 5:45 pm. 
> 
> Top birds this week are *PACIFIC LOON in VA, *AMERICAN WHITE 
> PELICAN in MD, *BLACK-HEADED GULL in VA, BLACK-CHINNED 
> HUMMINGBIRD in WV, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in VA and MD, and 
> HARRIS' SPARROW in DE.
> 
> Other birds of interest include GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 
> ROSS'S GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, ducks, RUFFED GROUSE, 
> RED-THROATED LOON, AMERICAN BITTERN, GOLDEN EAGLE, SANDHILL 
> CRANE, ICELAND and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, SHORT-EARED OWL, 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, warblers, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, and 
> RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 
> 
> For the 4th year in a row a *PACIFIC LOON has been found at 
> the Kerr Reservoir in Mecklenburg Co, VA.  On Dec 10 it was 
> found far out to the left of Palmer Point Day Use Area.  
> Among the other birds present in the same area was a 
> RED-THROATED LOON.
> 
>  An *AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN circled overhead of Hooper's Crab 
> House in Ocean City, MD on Dec 9.
> 
> A *BLACK-HEADED GULL was found and carefully studied at the 
> Prince William Co, VA Landfill on Dec 9. It was not relocated 
> on the 10th.
> Other birds present at the landfill during the visit on the 
> 9th included a GOLDEN EAGLE, a first winter ICELAND GULL, 
> also seen on the 10th, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and a RAVEN.
> 
> The BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD continues to visit a feeder in 
> Harper's Ferry, WV with the most recent report on Dec 8.
> 
> Cooperative homeowners continue to welcome birders wishing to 
> see RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS at two area locations. A hatch-year 
> female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is frequenting a yard in Vienna, 
> Fairfax Co. Check a feeder on the left side of the house at 
> 110 Kingsley Rd SW and please stay on the sidewalk or street. 
> 
> A second-year female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD on Bethel Rd in 
> Frederick Co, MD continues at the location where it was 
> banded last year; the feeder is in front of the picture 
> window at the front of the house. From Rte 15, take Rosemont 
> Ave west about 4.5 miles; the name eventually changes to 
> Yellow Springs Rd. Turn right at the stop sign onto Bethel Rd 
> and go .5 mile to 9213, a small house on the right at the 
> corner of Bethel Rd and Ford Rd. Park at 9213 and walk next 
> door to view the hummingbird at 9211 Bethel Rd; the homeowner 
> owns both properties. Do not attempt to park on the road as 
> it is very dangerous. As always, please respect privacy and 
> be courteous.
> 
> An immature HARRIS' SPARROW was seen Dec 6 while walking 
> along the shoulder of Rte 9 at the Woodland Beach Wildlife 
> Area in Kent Co, DE.
> 
> Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were reported on Little 
> Seneca Lake at Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co, MD on 
> Dec 5 and 10. On the 10th they were observed near the boat 
> ramp past the causeway off the side road inside the park.  
> 
> A single ROSS'S GOOSE, in a large flock of SNOW GEESE, flew 
> over a yard in western Kent Co, MD on Dec 7.
> 
> CACKLING GEESE were reported from several different locations 
> including one at Kershner's Pond, Frederick Co, MD, on Dec 5, 
> 8 and 10; one on Dec 9 at Triadelphia Reservoir, 
> Howard/Montgomery Co, MD;
> and 5 on Dec 11 at Westminster Reservoir, Carroll, Co, MD.   Two
> CACKLING GEESE were found with hundreds of other geese Dec 10 
> at the Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority, off of Compton Rd, 
> Fairfax Co, VA. On Dec 5 four CACKLING GEESE and a GREATER 
> SCAUP were among 10 species of waterfowl on a farm pond on 
> Study Rd, Carroll Co, MD (DeLorme map 73B6). The waterfowl at 
> Centennial Lake, Howard Co, MD, included 1 CACKLING GOOSE on Dec
11.
> 
> A EURASIAN WIGEON was found in King William Co, VA on Dec 6 
> during a birding trip up the Pamunkey River.  On the same day 
> a EURASIAN WIGEON was seen on the pond at Ramp Lane on the 
> Eastern Shore of VA NWR, Northampton Co, VA. The EURASIAN 
> WIGEON at the Eagles Nest Golf Course in Worcester Co, MD 
> continues to be seen with a sighting on Dec 9.
> 
> REDHEADS were reported from several locations this past week. 
>  There was one on Kershner's Pond on Dec 5. On Dec 9 there 
> was one REDHEAD among many other waterfowl, including a blue 
> morph SNOW GOOSE, at the Perryville Community Park, Cecil Co, 
> MD. Eight REDHEADS were seen on Belmont Bay the morning of 
> the 9th at Mason Neck SP, Fairfax Co, VA.
> 
> A drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen from Sea Gull Pier island on 
> the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Northampton Co, VA the 
> afternoon of Dec.
> 7.
> 
> On Dec 10 a RUFFED GROUSE was flushed on the upper North 
> Ridge Trail at Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co, VA.
> 
> RED-THROATED LOONS continued to be seen at several locations, 
> including one off of Cobb Island, Charles Co, MD on Dec 10 
> and one at Piney Run Park, Carroll Co, MD on the same day. 
> 
> An AMERICAN BITTERN was in one of the ponds in the marina 
> development in Cape Charles, Northampton Co, VA on Dec 6.
> 
> Four GOLDEN EAGLES were found on Dec 9 during a trip to 
> Highland Co, VA off of SR 644 and SR 643.
> 
> While walking along Mill Race Rd Dec 6, two SANDHILL CRANES 
> were seen in Anne Arundel Co, MD circling over a wetland and 
> then flying towards the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
> 
> A young ICELAND GULL was found mixed in with a large flock of 
> gulls at North East Town Park, Cecil Co, MD on Dec 11.  What 
> appears to be a different ICELAND GULL was at the park on Dec 
> 12 along with 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. 
> 
> Four SHORT-EARED OWLS were observed soaring over the field in 
> Rectortown, northern Fauquier Co, VA, on Dec 9.
> 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were reported on Dec 10 from Hughes 
> Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD and Sky Meadows SP.
> 
> A few warblers continued to linger in the area with reports 
> of an OVENBIRD walking around the Mary Ripley Garden, on the 
> Mall between the Hirshhorn and the Arts and Industries 
> Museum, DC on both Dec 6 and 12.  There was also a 
> YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in a Virginia Beach back yard on Dec 8 &
9.
> 
> A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was found in a large flock of 
> blackbirds along Egypt Road, Dorchester Co, MD. 
> 
> There were 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 
> NE DC on Dec 10 and one at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA on the 
> same day. 
> 
> 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. 
> The ANS Bookstore (301-652-3606 or
> www.audubonnaturalist.org/cgi-bin/mesh/store) is an excellent 
> source for this and many other nature-related titles.
> 
> To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to 
>  But no big photo files, please. 
> You may also report by calling 301-652-1088 and selecting 
> menu option 2.
> Please post reports before midnight Monday, identify the 
> county as well as state, and include your name and a Tuesday 
> morning contact, either e-mail or phone. 
> 
> Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING.
> 
> *Of interest to the record committee.
>