I am posting this message for Jon Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer.

In addition, Jonathan had a Least Bittern at Lily Pons on Saturday (30 Aug), pond near the main  
building.

Sherman Suter
Alexandria VA 22307  / Port Republic MD 20676
ssuter   aaas   org

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Hughes Hollow and environs. We had a  good morning with lots of neotrops--12 species of warbler. Highlights were, 2 Olive-sided Flycatchers at Hughes Hollow, but the juv. White Ibis was not seen; 4 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers (2 at Hughes Hollow and 2 on the first woodland trail on Hunting Quarter near the east entrance off River Road); 2 adult American Golden-Plovers at the polo fields on Hughes Road, and 4 Blackburnian Warblers. Totals are for both locations on Hunting Quarter Road, the polo fields on Hughes Road, and a very brief stop at Lily Pons to look for Least Bittern.  The first woodland trail near the east end of Hunting Quarter was where we saw most of the passerines, it took us 45 minutes to go about 100 yards into the woods--very active spot.--JA

Canada Goose - 40
Wood Duck - 6
Great Blue Heron - 22, all juveniles
Great Egret - 59
Green Heron - 10
Black Vulture - 1
Turkey Vulture - 20
Bald Eagle - 1 ad., Lily Pons
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 1
American Golden-Plover - 2 adults at polo fields
Killdeer - 30
Solitary Sandpiper - 2
Least Sandpiper - 6
Mourning Dove - 4
Common Nighthawk - 1
Chimney Swift - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Red-headed Woodpecker - 3, adults
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 10
Downy Woodpecker - 8
Hairy Woodpecker - 2, heard
Pileated Woodpecker - 1, heard
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 2, Hughes Hollow, seen perched together
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 8
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 4
Alder Flycatcher - 1
Least Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 5
Great Crested Flycatcher - 7
White-eyed Vireo - 1, juv.
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1, heard
Red-eyed Vireo - 15
Blue Jay - 6
American Crow - 2
Horned Lark - 8, polo fields
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 8
Carolina Chickadee - 10
Tufted Titmouse - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
Carolina Wren - 6
House Wren - 3
Veery - 3
American Robin - 1
Gray Catbird - 10
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Brown Thrasher - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 10
Yellow Warbler - 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1, female
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Blackburnian Warbler - 4, one ad. male
Black-and-white Warbler - 4
American Redstart - 6
Worm-eating Warbler - 2
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 6
Eastern Towhee - 1, heard
Northern Cardinal - 6
Indigo Bunting - 8
Common Grackle - 50
American Goldfinch  [number not supplied]