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FW: DC Area, 6/7/11

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Norm Saunders

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Norm Saunders

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Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:39:08 -0400

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From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:18 PM
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Subject: DC Area, 6/7/11

Hotline:         Voice of the Naturalist 
Date:            6/7/2011
Coverage:        MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone:       301-652-1088 option 1 
Reports (voice): 301-652-1088 option 2 
        (email):  
Compiler:        Helen Patton
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, June 7, at 3 PM. 

Top birds this week are BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK in MD and
ANHINGA* in VA.

Other birds of interest include AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, GOLDEN EAGLE, PURPLE GALLINULE,
COMMON MOORHEN, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, terns,
SICSSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, warblers, SUMMER TANAGER,
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, DICKCISSEL, and RED CROSSBILL.

Four to five BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were on the island in the pond at
Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD, seen throughout the week.

Occupants of a vehicle in slow traffic identified an ANHINGA flying over
I-295 near the intersection with US 301 near Richmond, Hanover Co, VA on May
31. Another ANHINGA was at Harwood Mills Reservoir, Newport News, VA on June
6

An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was bathing in Shearness Pool, Bombay Hook NWR, DE
on June 4.

Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Lake Elkhorn, Columbia, Howard Co,
MD while another YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at Schoolhouse Pond, Upper
Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD, both sightings on June 2. 
Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD on
June 4. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON flew over the Anacostia River at
Bladensburg Waterfront Park, Prince George's Co, MD on June 7.

Four GLOSSY IBIS were found at the Swan Creek dredge containment facility in
northern Anne Arundel Co, MD on June 2. 

A MISSISSIPPI KITE discovered at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, on the
evening of May 28 was seen again on May 31 and June 1 and 3. A MISSISSIPPI
KITE flew over a neighborhood near Silver Spring, Montgomery Co, MD on June
1. A GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted in the Swoope area, Augusta Co, VA on June 2.

A PURPLE GALLINULE was seen at North Beach, Calvert Co, MD on June 4 and 6.
A COMMON MOORHEN was seen feeding at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax Co, VA on
June 1, 3 and 4. Another COMMON MOORHEN was seen at Back Bay NWR, Virginia
Beach, VA on June 4.

A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was on a log at the head of the rapids at Violette's
Lock, Montgomery Co, MD on June 3. 

Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were at Swan Creek dredge containment facility, Anne
Arundel Co, MD on June 5 and 6.

A GULL-BILLED TERN was at the Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA on June
4. Two LEAST TERNS were at Schoolhouse Pond on June 7. 124 COMMON TERNS were
on Hart-Miller Island, Baltimore Co, MD on June 6.

A SICSSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen on Bethel Beach, Matthews Co, VA on
June 4. 

A SWAINSON'S THRUSH was singing in White Oaks Park, Fairfax Co, VA on June
1. Another SWAINSON'S THRUSH was on the John Demary Trail just north of
Purcellville, Loudoun Co, VA on June 5.

Reports of GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS came from the Monongahela State Forest,
Randolph Co, WV on June 5. Four BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS were in the NW edge of
Rockingham Co, VA on June 4. A white-lored subspecies of YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER was the highlight of a field trip to Belmead, Powhatan Co, VA on
June 4.

A SUMMER TANAGER visited a home in New Kent, VA on May 31. Another SUMMER
TANAGER was at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC on June 1.

Two GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were at Soldiers Delight, Baltimore Co, MD on June
6 - an unusual occurrence for this site.

A DICKCISSEL was observed at Brookfield Rd. and Alden Rd in Prince William
Co, VA on May 31. Another DICKCISSEL was singing from a wire at the
intersection of Theodore Rd. and Principio Rd., Cecil Co, MD on June 2.
Another DICKCISSEL was at the intersection of Rte. 605 and Rte. 608, New
Hope, Augusta Co, VA on June 4. Two DICKCISSELS were on Turner Road in
southern Calvert Co, MD and a DICKCISSEL pair was in Frederick Co, MD, both
sightings on June 5.

Four RED CROSSBILLS were at Locust Springs Park, Highland Co, VA tallied by
a successful Big Day on June 3.

Most of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOsprey, VA-Bird,
West Virginia Birding List, 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. 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

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