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FW: DC Area, 2/2/10

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Norm Saunders

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Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:21:08 -0500

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From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:57 AM
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Subject: DC Area, 2/2/10

Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist 
Date:               2/2/10
Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE 
Telephone:          301-652-1088 option 1 
Reports (voice):    301-652-1088 option 2 
        (email):     
Compiler:           Lou DeMouy
Sponsor:            Audubon Naturalist Society of the
                    Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber:        Steve Cordle () 

Please consider joining ANS, especially if you are a regular user of the
Voice (Individual $40; Family $50; Nature Steward $75; Audubon Advocate
$150). The membership number is 301-652-9188, option 12; the address is 8940
Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815; and the web site is
http://www.AudubonNaturalist.org. 

This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon Naturalist
Society. This report was completed Tuesday, February 2, at 8:40 AM.

Top birds this week are ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER* in VA and WESTERN
TANAGER* in VA.

Other birds of interest include AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, GREEN HERON, geese,
ducks including COMMON TEAL*, GREAT CORMORANT, raptors, rails, SANDHILL
CRANE, gulls, SHORT-EARED OWL, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, COMMON RAVEN, wrens,
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SNOW
BUNTING, PAINTED BUNTING, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and EVENING GROSBEAK.

An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER* was seen again Jan 26, 27, and 29 on Tim Rd,
Virginia Beach, VA. Birders are cautioned to be careful in this area.

A WESTERN TANAGER* was reported on Jan 30 after several days of coming to a
feeder in Williamsburg, VA. This may be the same tanager, which visited the
feeder in January and February 2009.

An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was spotted on Jan 27 at Blackwater NWR,
Dorchester Co, MD. Another AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN flew over Hampton, VA on
Jan 31.

A GREEN HERON was reported at Ben Brenman Pk, Alexandria, VA on Jan 31.

Among geese sightings, a ROSS'S GOOSE was near the Visitor's Center at
Blackwater NWR on Jan 26. CACKLING GOOSE reports have come from various
locations. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen Jan 27 on Schoolhouse Pond, Upper
Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD. Two CACKLING GEESE were at Great Oak Pond,
Kent Co, MD on Jan 27. Two CACKLING GEESE were spotted at Bombay Hook NWR on
Jan 27. Three CACKLING GEESE were observed on the ice in front of the Black
Hill Regional Park Visitor Center on Feb 1.

A drake COMMON TEAL* (the Eurasian form of the Green-winged Teal) was found
at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 26 and 28. A female KING EIDER
was spotted Jan 26 at the Ocean City Inlet, Worcester Co, MD. About 60
COMMON EIDERS were at the Ocean City Inlet on the same day. Two HARLEQUIN
DUCKS were reported at the Ocean City Inlet on Jan
26 and on Jan 31. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Dyke Marsh, Alexandria,
VA on Jan 29. A BLACK SCOTER was spotted in the Bay Ridge community, Anne
Arundel Co, MD on Jan 28. Two REDHEADS were at Dalecarlia Reservoir,
Washington, DC on Jan 30.

An immature GREAT CORMORANT was located in Fort Armistead Pk, Baltimore Co,
MD on Jan 26. Four GREAT CORMORANTS were found Jan 27 at Indian River Inlet,
DE. On Jan 31 a GREAT CORMORANT was at the West Ocean City Marina on Sunset
Ave, Worcester Co, MD.

Two GOLDEN EAGLES were seen at Blackwater NWR on Jan 26. An adult GOLDEN
EAGLE was seen in the Swoope area near the Boy Scout Camp, Augusta Co, VA on
Jan 29. 

An immature, light phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was found along the Wildlife Loop
of Blackwater NWR on Jan 26. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was on School Hall Rd,
Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co, VA on Jan 29. 

A KING RAIL was reported at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 26,
27, and 28. A KING RAIL was heard at Huntley Meadows Pk, Fairfax Co, VA on
Feb 1. A VIRGINIA RAIL was observed at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on
Jan 27.

Four SANDHILL CRANES were spotted flying south over Back Bay NWR, Virginia
Beach, VA on Jan 31.

Among gull sightings, a first-winter ICELAND GULL was found at Schoolhouse
Pond, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD on Jan 29. A GLAUCOUS GULL was
reported at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel Co, MD on Jan 31. About
34 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were in the Washington Channel at Hains Point,
Washington, DC on Jan 30. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be reported
from many sites in the region during the week.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was spotted at Deal Island WMA, Somerset Co, MD on Jan 31.

A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was found on Purnell Crossing Rd about one mile west of
the Pocomoke River, Wicomico Co, MD on Jan 31.

A COMMON RAVEN was seen on Jan 28 flying over Davidsonville Pk, Anne Arundel
Co, MD. 

Wren sightings included two MARSH WRENS at the Dundee Creek fishing area of
Gunpowder Falls SP, Baltimore Co, MD on Jan 26 and a MARSH WREN along
Truitt's Landing Rd, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 31. A SEDGE WREN was heard at
Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 30.

Two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were on the Jacob's Farm property near Pt.
Lookout SP, St. Mary's Co, MD on Jan 28. A PINE WARBLER was reported in a
yard in Alexandria, VA on Jan 29. 

An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was spotted on Jan 31 resting on a hedge before
flying from the intersection of Wheatly and Oak Grove Rds, Dorchester Co,
MD.

LAPLAND LONGSPURS have been seen at a number of locations, often among
HORNED LARKS and sometimes with AMERICAN PIPITS and SAVANNAH SPARROWS.
Twelve LAPLAND LONGSPURS were reported in a flock of over 400 HORNED LARKS
on Coveys Landing Rd, Talbot Co, MD on Jan 31. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was
spotted along New Design Rd, Frederick Co, MD on Jan 31 and two other
LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen along Oland Rd, Frederick Co, MD on Feb 1. Six
LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found close to the unpaved section of Sparks Rd,
Caroline Co, MD on Jan 31.

About four or five SNOW BUNTINGS were found on Jan 31 along Raymond Neck Rd
close to Bombay Hook NWR, DE.

A female PAINTED BUNTING was at a feeder on Peach Street in Cape Charles,
Northampton Co, VA on Jan 30 and 31. 

Three RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were found on Jan 28 on Mill Swamp Rd, Harwood, Anne
Arundel Co, MD. The RUSTY BLACKBIRD BLITZ started Jan 30 and extends through
Feb 15.

An EVENING GROSBEAK was heard and seen in Silver Spring flying west from
Layhill Pk, Montgomery Co, MD on Jan 31.

Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOsprey, VA-Bird,
and DE-Birds list servers. 

The Audubon Sanctuary Shop (301-652-3606,
http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/default.asp?page=511) is an excellent
source for guidebooks and many other nature-related titles. 

To report bird sightings, e-mail your report to 
or call 301-652-1088 and select 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 records committee