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From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
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Subject: DC Area, 7/27/10

Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist 
Date:               7/27/2010
Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE 
Telephone:          301-652-1088 option 1 
Reports (voice):    301-652-1088 option 2 
        (email):     
Compiler:           John Bjerke
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, July 27, at 7:00 PM.

Top birds this week are BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK* in VA, BROWN
BOOBY* and MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD* in DE, and WHITE IBIS in MD.
Other birds of interest this week include KING EIDER, COMMON LOON, herons,
MISSISSIPPI KITE, PEREGRINE FALCON, SANDHILL CRANE, UPLAND SANDPIPER,
MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, SANDWICH TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, and PURPLE MARTIN.

A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK* has been on Lake Audubon in Reston, Fairfax
Co, VA with a flock of Mallards since approximately July 6.

A BROWN BOOBY* landed on a fishing boat in Delaware Bay near Broadkill Beach
on July 19. The bird was taken to a bird rescue facility.

A juvenile MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD* was reported flying over Rt. 1 in New
Castle Co, DE on July 21.

The immature WHITE IBIS in Washington Co, MD, was seen through July 24 near
the Jay Crum Education Center just off Mt. Aetna Rd about 1.3 miles north of
I-70. Please check in with workers in the Center.
Another juvenile WHITE IBIS was found on the Potomac River on July 21 at
Violette's Lock and then seen again on July 24 and 25 about 1.3 miles
upstream from Riley's Lock on the C&O Canal, Montgomery Co, MD.
A third juvenile WHITE IBIS was spotted at the lake at Patterson Park,
Baltimore, MD on July 24.

An immature male KING EIDER was seen from Poplar Island, Talbot Co, MD on
July 27.

A COMMON LOON was on Jug Bay, Patuxent River, Prince Georges Co, MD on July
24.There were many reports of herons this week; particularly GREAT EGRET,
SNOWY EGRET, LITTLE BLUE, and TRICOLORED. The impoundments at McKee-Beshers
WMA or Hughes Hollow in Montgomery Co, MD and the marshes at Jug Bay in
Prince Georges Co, MD were especially good.

MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen throughout the week in the Kings Park
subdivision, Springfield, Fairfax Co, VA. There may be as many as seven
different birds. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was also seen in nearby Fairfax Station.

Two PEREGRINE FALCONS flying along the Key Bridge in Washington, DC
brightened a birder's drive to work on July 23.

A SANDHILL CRANE continued in West Meadow Park off of Delaware Ave, Rte 7 in
Elkton, Cecil Co, MD; the latest report is from July 26.

Shorebird migration continues to build. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was found in
Chesapeake Farms, Kent Co, MD on July 24. A MARBLED GODWIT was on Skimmer
Island, Ocean City, Worcester Co, MD on July 22. Another MARBLED GODWIT was
seen at Fowler Beach, Sussex Co, DE on July 25.
Prime Hook NWR, DE and the area around it was especially productive. A
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found there on July 21. 

Two SANDWICH TERNS were seen on Skimmer Island in Ocean City on July 22.

A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported from Ft McHenry, Baltimore, MD on
July 26.

PURPLE MARTINS are beginning to gather in large flocks at different
locations.  The flock in Richmond, VA, by the 17th Street Farmer's Market
now numbers about 7,200 birds.

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