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> From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:20 PM
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> Subject: DC Area, 4/17/07
>
> Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
> Date: 4/17/2007
> 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 at 12 pm on
> Tuesday, April 17.
>
> Top birds this week are PACIFIC LOON* and PAINTED BUNTING* in MD.
>
> Other birds of interest include TUNDRA SWAN, WHITE-WINGED
> SCOTER, RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, CATTLE EGRET,
> BROAD-WINGED HAWK, falcons, rails, shorebirds, CHIMNEY SWIFT,
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, LITTLE GULL, terns, COMMON RAVEN,
> swallows, BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, BROWN THRASHER, vireos,
> warblers, sparrows, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
>
> A PACIFIC LOON was observed at the lake inside Herrington
> Manor SP, Garrett Co, MD on April 14.
>
> A PAINTED BUNTING was seen briefly as it flew across
> Friendship Rd in southern Anne Arundel Co, MD on April 12.
>
> A late TUNDRA SWAN was found on the "lotus pond" west of Fish
> Hatchery Rd in SW Kent Co, MD on April 10.
>
> A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen again on April 12 and 14 on
> the Potomac River near Conn Island at Riverbend Park, Fairfax
> Co, VA. WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were also reported from Piney
> Run Reservoir, Carroll Co, MD on April 13; the Potomac River
> in the vicinity of Mason Rd, Allegany Co, MD on April 14; and
> Piney Reservoir, Garrett Co, MD on April 16.
>
> RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at the following locations this week:
> Black Hill RP, Montgomery Co, MD on April 10; the Potomac
> River near Conn Island at Riverbend Park, Fairfax Co, VA on
> April 12; Triadelphia Reservoir, Montgomery Co, MD on April
> 14; and Point Lookout Creek, St Mary's Co, MD on April 15.
>
> Two AMERICAN BITTERNS continue at Huntley Meadows Pk, Fairfax
> Co, VA as of April 10. An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at Hughes
> Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD on April 13. Oddest location to
> find an AMERICAN BITTERN this week was on the steps of a
> townhouse at 4th St and South Carolina Ave, SE, Washington,
> DC on April 16. A CATTLE EGRET was seen flying upriver near
> Hains Point, Washington, DC on April 15.
>
> BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are starting to pass north through the area.
>
> MERLINS were seen around the area this week, including ten
> birds which past by the Fort Smallwood Park HawkWatch, Anne
> Arundel Co, MD on April 13. Two PEREGRINE FALCONS continue in
> the vicinity of the American Legion Bridge, Montgomery Co,
> MD/Fairfax Co, VA.
>
> YELLOW RAILS were heard calling at night off Rumbly Point Rd,
> Somerset Co, MD on April 14. A VIRGINIA RAIL was heard
> calling on the evening of April 10 at Huntley Meadows Pk,
> Fairfax Co, VA. A SORA was found at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery
> Co, MD on April 14, 15 and 16. A COMMON MOORHEN was observed
> on a private pond near Nokesville, Prince William Co, VA on
> April 14. Another COMMON MOORHEN was found at Hughes Hollow,
> Montgomery Co, MD on April 15.
>
> An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was found in a flock of 25
> Black-bellied Plovers in a flooded field off Fowler Beach Rd,
> Sussex Co, DE on April 15. A flyover WHIMBREL was heard near
> Rumbly Point Rd, Somerset Co, MD on April 14. A PECTORAL
> SANDPIPER was found at Piney Run Reservoir, Carroll Co, MD on
> April 13. Tringa sandpipers (GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS
> and SOLITARY) are starting to be seen at some inland
> locations west of the Chesapeake Bay.
>
> A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was at the Fort Smallwood Park HawkWatch,
> Anne Arundel Co, MD on April 14.
>
> In the ponds off Flatland Rd (Rte 514), just north of where
> it intersects with Mary Morris Rd, Kent Co, MD, a single
> LITTLE GULL was found among a flock of approximately 120
> Bonaparte's Gulls on April 11.
>
> CASPIAN TERNS continue to pass through in good numbers,
> lingering at lakes and reservoirs throughout the area. A
> FORSTER'S TERN was seen at Centennial Lake, Howard Co, MD on
> April 11. Two FORSTER'S TERNS were observed flying over the
> Potomac River at Riverbend Park, Fairfax Co, VA on April 14.
>
> A few CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen this past week. Most birds
> were singles and found mixed in with swallow flocks.
>
> As or April 14, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Fort
> C.F. Smith Pk, Arlington, VA. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were
> seen at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD on April 13.
>
> A COMMON RAVEN was observed on April 10 flying over the I-495
> near the River Rd exit and on April 14 at Little Bennett RP.
> Both locations are in Montgomery Co, MD. Three COMMON RAVENS
> were found at Banshee Reeks, Loudoun Co, VA on April 14.
>
> Five BANK SWALLOWS were seen at the Pocomoke River sand pits,
> Worcester Co, MD on April 11. A BANK SWALLOW was found at
> Centennial Lake, Howard Co, MD on April 15. An early CLIFF
> SWALLOW was seen flying over Piney Run Reservoir, Carroll Co,
> MD on April 11.
>
> Two BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were heard calling near the
> Eastern Neck Narrows, SW Kent Co, MD on April 10.
>
> BROWN THRASHER sightings increased this past week.
>
> Vireo species are beginning to return to the area. A
> WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen near Poolesville, Montgomery Co, MD
> on April 11. A RED-EYED VIREO was seen off Cockpit Rd in
> Prince William Co, VA on April 14.
> At 6th St and Indiana Ave, NW, Washington, DC, a YELLOW
> WARBLER was found in an oak tree near the Au Bon Pain
> Restaurant. A NORTHERN PARULA was found April 12 at Arlington
> Mill Run near Shirlington, Arlington Co, VA A COMMON
> YELLOWTHROAT was singing in the vicinity of Bulle Rock, Cecil
> Co, MD on April 12. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was found near the
> golf course at Algonkian Pk, Loudoun Co, VA on April 15.
> BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER sightings are on the increase.
>
> Three VESPER SPARROWS were seen and heard singing in upper
> Carroll Co, MD on April 14. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was found
> along the Asia Trail at the National Zoo, Washington DC on
> April 12. Two "latish" FOX SPARROWS were seen at Banshee
> Reeks, Loudoun Co, VA on April 14.
> Another FOX SPARROW was found along the Patapsco River near
> Sykesville, Carroll Co, MD on April 15.
>
> RUSTY BLACKBIRDS continue to be found in wet, swampy areas
> around the region.
>
> 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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> www.audubonnaturalist.org/cgi-bin/mesh/store) is an excellent
> source for this and many other nature-related titles.
>
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> *Of interest to the record committee.
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