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Re: Hughes Hollow & vicinity, Tuesday 2 Sep

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Andy Martin

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Andy Martin

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Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:18:06 -0500

Sherman,

I was curious how the Alder FC was separated out from a Willow FC? I 
personally have trouble with flycatchers this time a year and am always 
looking for tips. Can you forward my question to Jon and Jonathan?

Thanks,

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg, MD


Sherman Suter wrote:
> 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
>
> ******
>
> 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]
>
>