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From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 10:32 AM
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Subject: DC Area, 9/20/11
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 9/20/2011
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
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Compiler: Helen Patton
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Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle ()
Please consider joining ANS, especially if you are a regular user of the
Voice (Individual $50; Family $65; Nature Steward $100; Audubon Advocate
$200). 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, September 20, at 9:45 AM.
Top birds this week are SWAINSON'S HAWK in VA, VARIED THRUSH in VA and
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in MD.
Other birds of interest include BROAD-WINGED HAWK, shorebirds, BLACK TERN,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, warblers and sparrows.
A SWAINSON'S HAWK flew past the Kiptopeke Hawk watch on September 19 and was
later photographed at the Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR, Northampton Co, VA.
A VARIED THRUSH was at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Loudoun Co, VA on
September 17.
A TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was at Bayside, Assateague, Worcester Co, MD on
September 17, 18 and 19.
Raptor migration is well underway. BROAD-WINGED HAWKS have been increasing
all week at the mountain ridge hawk watches, with Snicker's Gap recording
3953 on September 16, 1436 on September 17 and an amazing 13952 on September
18, the second highest count for the site.
Rockfish Gap recorded 1731 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS on September 17. On September
19, 8742 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were over the town of Vinton, Roanoke Co, VA.
Seven AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were on the turf farm at Morgantown in
southern Charles Co, MD on September 13. One AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was at
the Shiloh Church Road turf farm, Dorchester Co, MD on September 15. At
least ten AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were at the Bristow Road sod farm,
Manassas, VA on September 18. The expected AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS arrived
right on time at the Swan Creek Dredge Containment area, Anne Arundel Co, MD
on September 17, seen again on September 18. A trip to Hart-Miller Island,
Baltimore Co, MD on September 19 recorded twelve species of shorebird
including AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER plus WHITE-RUMPED and BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS.
Both a HUDSONIAN and a MARBLED GODWIT were at Bayside, Assateague, Worcester
Co, MD on September 13. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was at the Swan Creek
Dredge Containment Facility on September 15 and 16. Four BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERS were at the Shiloh Church Road turf farm on September 15.
Seven BLACK TERNS were feeding on the Potomac River near Morgantown, Charles
Co, MD on September 13. Two BLACK TERNS were flying by Ft.
Armistead, Baltimore Co, MD on September 14.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was at Wilck's Lake, Prince Edward Co, VA on September
18.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER flew over the PPG ponds at North Branch, Allegany
Co, MD on September 14. A juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was in Patterson
Park, Baltimore, MD on September 16. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER flew over a
yard in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD on September 18 and a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER flew over Bles Park, Loudoun Co, VA on the same day.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at Wheaton Regional Park, Montgomery Co, MD on
September 16 and another OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at Bles Park on
September 18. Another OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at Hughes Hollow,
Montgomery Co, MD on September 19.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at the lake at Blair Valley, Washington Co, MD on
September 14. Another PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the Dog Run at Rock
Creek Park, DC on September 16 and another was in Oxford, Talbot Co, MD on
the same day. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at Rock Creek Park, DC on September
17. Another PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at Occoquan Bay NWR, Prince William Co,
VA on September 18 and another was at Rockburn Branch Park, Howard Co, MD on
the same day. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at Kent Point neighborhood, Queen
Anne's Co, MD on September 19.
Fall warbler migration has picked up with multiple reports from regional
"hot spots" including Rock Creek Park, DC; the Warbler Road area of the Blue
Ridge Parkway, Botetourt Co, VA; Monticello Park, Alexandria, VA; Ft.
Dupont Park, Anacostia, DC; Upper Watts Branch Park, Montgomery Co, MD;
Sunset Beach, Northampton Co, VA where about 2800 warblers were reported on
September 16; Mariners Museum Park, Newport News, VA; Cromwell Valley Park,
Baltimore Co, MD; Tilghman Island, Talbot Co, MD; Turkey Point, Elk Neck
State Park, Cecil Co, MD; Bayside, Assateague, Worcester Co, MD; Point
Lookout State Park, St. Mary's Co, MD; Little Bennett Regional Park,
Montgomery Co, MD and Leesylvania State Park, Prince William Co, VA.
Migrant warblers of note, reported from various venues include BLUE-WINGED,
GOLDEN-WINGED, ORANGE-CROWNED, CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED, CERULEAN,
CONNECTICUT, MOURNING, WILSON'S and CANADA WARBLERS.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA on September
18. Another CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was in Patterson Park, east side of
Baltimore, MD on September 19. A LARK SPARROW was at Bayside, Assateague on
September 13. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was at Difficult Run Stream Valley Park,
Fairfax Co, VA on September 18.
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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