Hello all,
Independently, Dave Czaplak and I searched for the reported BBWD
near Great Falls (Montgomery County) this morning and came up
empty. There's a lot of places they could be "hiding" in that
area, however, so if that is what they were they may still be
there somewhere.
There were a few other birds of note, including three BLACK DUCKS
(Dave tells me they hang out there through the summer), and a
little pocket of migrants that included a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and
NORTHERN PARULA, and possibly others I could not get a good look at.
Also, I've seen COMMON NIGHTHAWKS each of the last three evenings
in the Twinbrook area of Rockville. Even saw some that appeared
to be circling in a thermal like a kettle of Broad-winged
Hawks--did not know they did that.
Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
PLEASE REPORT YOUR BIRD SIGHTINGS to http://ebird.org/
On 9/3/2010 2:57 PM, Phil Davis wrote:
> MD Osprey:
>
> I just received this message. Since I have not yet had a chance
> to ask the observer for permission to re-post it to MD Osprey,
> I'll do so without attribution ...
>
> Phil
>
>
>> To: <>
>> Subject: black billed whistling ducks
>> Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:54:48 -0400
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> on sept 2 at 9am i was paddling my kayak on the potomac river
>> in potomac maryland near the Anglers Inn put in. I saw a group
>> of 5 identical unusual ducks standing on some rocks in the
>> river, with upright stance, red legs and feet, white wing
>> bars, a brown cap, white cheeks and neck, and brownish to dark
>> under belly. Body looked like a mix of duck/goose/comorant. I
>> got a good look at them in good light for about 5 min. I did
>> not see them fly.
>>
>> when i finally got to my petersons guide, i decided that these
>> had to be black bellied whistling ducks but they are way far
>> north.! Perhaps they were blown up here on the hurricaine off
>> the coast today?
>>
>> has anyone else reported sightings of these ducks this week?
>>
>
> ===================================================
> Phil Davis, Secretary
> MD/DC Records Committee
> 2549 Vale Court
> Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA
> 301-261-0184
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
> MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
> ===================================================
> |