Norm Saunders <> wrote:

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>From: Steve Cordle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
>Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:20 PM
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>Subject: DC Area, 2/28/12
>
>Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist 
>Date:               2/28/2012
>Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
>Telephone:          301-652-1088 option 1 
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>Transcriber:        Steve Cordle ()
>
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>This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon Naturalist
>Society. This report was completed Tuesday, February 28, at
>11:45 AM. 
>
>Top birds this week include PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* in MD, WESTERN GREBE in DE
>and VIRGINIA'S WARBLER* in MD.
>
>Other birds of interest include waterfowl, WHITE IBIS, AMERICAN WHITE
>PELICAN, hawks, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, gulls, RAZORBILL, WHITE-WINGED DOVE,
>RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, COMMON RAVEN, PURPLE MARTIN, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, LARK
>SPARROW and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. 
>
>The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE*, first found on February 20 in Howard Co, MD was seen
>again on February 21 and 22 but there were only second-hand reports after
>that. Since the goose moved around so much a Google map of the sighting
>locations can be viewed at http://g.co/maps/s2z8x.
>
>The VIRGINIA'S WARBLER* continued to be seen sporadically at Pickering Creek
>Audubon Center, Talbot Co, MD during the week. To find the bird, take the
>gravel entrance road into Pickering Creek Audubon and park in the lot on the
>left; take the trail that heads towards the impoundments and begin looking
>in the bushes on both sides of the path in both scrubby fields. Pickering
>Creek has asked that the following practices be adopted immediately by those
>searching for the bird: 1.
>In general, do what you can to minimize the chaos and confusion for the bird
>due to your searching. 2. In particular - please respect the fact that the
>habitat of the field where the bird has been seen is a warm season grass
>meadow disrupted only by a minimal set of deer trails. This meadow has not
>previously been tramped down by human traffic, and it would be best to keep
>it that way. Therefore, birders are asked to do their searching through use
>of existing mown trails, driveways, mowed fields, and dormant agriculture
>lands, but are asked to NOT trample through the warm season grassy meadows.
>Such trampling is not likely to produce the bird, and will likely result in
>the bird leaving the entire area.
>
>The WESTERN GREBE was seen again on February 21, 22 and 24 at the ferry
>landing in Lewes, Sussex Co, DE.
>
>Many observers have been treated to the spectacle of thousands of TUNDRA
>SWANS and CANADA and SNOW GEESE on the move this week. A GREATER
>WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was in a field at the Solomons, Calvert Co MD on
>February 22, 23, 24. Thirteen GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were at McCune's
>in the Fishersville area, Augusta Co, VA on February 23.
>All thirteen were seen on Hestons Farm ponds off Shilom Road (Rte.
>632) in the Stuarts Draft area on February 26. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
>was at the Plantations development off US50 in Hebron, Wicomico Co, MD on
>February 24. Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and two CACKLING GEESE were
>found along Harrison Road near The Plains, Fauquier Co, VA on February 24. 
>
>A EURASIAN WIGEON was at the small cove adjacent to the Holiday Inn Express,
>Kent Narrows, Queen Anne's Co MD on February 26. The continuing EURASIAN
>WIGEON was at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, Queen
>Anne's Co, MD with sightings on February 26 and 27. A EURASIAN (COMMON) TEAL
>was at the West OC Pond, Ocean City, Worcester Co, MD on February 24 and 25.
>HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue to be found in the Ocean City, MD inlet with
>reports from February 25. 
>
>Two adult WHITE IBIS were along Riley Roberts Road, Deal Island WMA,
>Somerset Co, MD on February 26.
>
>The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN which has been reported along Riley Roberts Road,
>Deal Island WMA, Somerset Co, MD was seen again on February 25 and 27. Forty
>AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co, MD on
>February 26.
>
>Birders looking for the VIRGINIA'S WARBLER at the Pickering Creek Audubon
>Center, Talbot Co, MD were treated to the sight of a GOLDEN EAGLE on
>February 21. A GOLDEN EAGLE was at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co, MD on
>February 26. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was on Cedar Creek, also Dorchester Co, MD
>on the same day.
>
>AMERICAN WOODCOCKS put on quite a show at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax Co,
>VA on the evening of February 25. They were displaying again there early on
>February 26. More AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were flushed from the Halethorpe ponds
>area of Patapsco Valley State Park, Baltimore Co, MD on February 26.
> 
>The BLACK-HEADED GULL frequenting the Hunt Valley Town Center, Baltimore Co,
>MD was seen on February 26. A LAUGHING GULL was at the Salisbury Landfill,
>Wicomico Co, MD on February 24. Another LAUGHING GULL was at the Ocean City
>Inlet, Worcester Co, MD on February 25. 
>A GLAUCOUS GULL was at Occoquan Bay NWR, Prince William Co, VA on February
>26.
>
>RAZORBILLS continue to be found at the Ocean City Inlet, Worcester Co, MD
>with sightings there on February 25. RAZORBILLS were also seen February 20
>and 26 at Indian River Inlet, Sussex Co, DE.
>
>A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was at the Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA on February
>24.
>
>A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has been coming to a feeder in Darlington, Harford Co,
>MD seen on February 25.
>
>As part of the continuing COMMON RAVEN territory expansion, two were at the
>Oxbow Lake Preserve on February 26 and another one was sighted along MD 32
>on February 27 both in Anne Arundel Co, MD.
>
>A PURPLE MARTIN scout was on the oceanfront at Virginia Beach, VA on
>February 23.
>
>A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was on Whitehall Neck Road, Bombay Hook NWR, DE on
>February 20 and 22.
>
>The LARK SPARROW near Pumphouse #2 at the Assateague SP, Worcester Co, MD,
>was seen again on Feb 25 and 26.
>
>Seven RUSTY BLACKBIRDS visited a yard in Concord, Campbell Co, VA on
>February 21. A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was at Huntley Meadows Park on February 26.
>RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were at the Great Dismal Swamp NWR, Suffolk, VA on February
>27.
>
>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,
>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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