DC Area (MD/DC/VA/DE) RBA
February 2, 2010
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Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 2/2/10
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
Reports (voice): 301-652-1088 option 2
(email): voice@AudubonNaturalist.org
Compiler: Lou DeMouy
Sponsor: Audubon Naturalist Society of the
Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (scordle@capaccess.org)
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, February 2, at
8:40 AM.
Top birds this week are ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER* in VA and WESTERN
TANAGER* in VA.
Other birds of interest include AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, GREEN HERON,
geese, ducks including COMMON TEAL*, GREAT CORMORANT, raptors, rails,
SANDHILL CRANE, gulls, SHORT-EARED OWL, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, COMMON
RAVEN, wrens, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, LAPLAND
LONGSPUR, SNOW BUNTING, PAINTED BUNTING, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and EVENING
GROSBEAK.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER* was seen again Jan 26, 27, and 29 on Tim
Rd, Virginia Beach, VA. Birders are cautioned to be careful in this
area.
A WESTERN TANAGER* was reported on Jan 30 after several days of coming
to a feeder in Williamsburg, VA. This may be the same tanager, which
visited the feeder in January and February 2009.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was spotted on Jan 27 at Blackwater NWR,
Dorchester Co, MD. Another AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN flew over Hampton,
VA on Jan 31.
A GREEN HERON was reported at Ben Brenman Pk, Alexandria, VA on Jan
31.
Among geese sightings, a ROSS'S GOOSE was near the Visitor's Center at
Blackwater NWR on Jan 26. CACKLING GOOSE reports have come from
various locations. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen Jan 27 on Schoolhouse
Pond, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD. Two CACKLING GEESE were
at Great Oak Pond, Kent Co, MD on Jan 27. Two CACKLING GEESE were
spotted at Bombay Hook NWR on Jan 27. Three CACKLING GEESE were
observed on the ice in front of the Black Hill Regional Park Visitor
Center on Feb 1.
A drake COMMON TEAL* (the Eurasian form of the Green-winged Teal) was
found at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 26 and 28. A female
KING EIDER was spotted Jan 26 at the Ocean City Inlet, Worcester Co,
MD. About 60 COMMON EIDERS were at the Ocean City Inlet on the same
day. Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS were reported at the Ocean City Inlet on Jan
26 and on Jan 31. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Dyke Marsh,
Alexandria, VA on Jan 29. A BLACK SCOTER was spotted in the Bay Ridge
community, Anne Arundel Co, MD on Jan 28. Two REDHEADS were at
Dalecarlia Reservoir, Washington, DC on Jan 30.
An immature GREAT CORMORANT was located in Fort Armistead Pk,
Baltimore Co, MD on Jan 26. Four GREAT CORMORANTS were found Jan 27 at
Indian River Inlet, DE. On Jan 31 a GREAT CORMORANT was at the West
Ocean City Marina on Sunset Ave, Worcester Co, MD.
Two GOLDEN EAGLES were seen at Blackwater NWR on Jan 26. An adult
GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in the Swoope area near the Boy Scout Camp,
Augusta Co, VA on Jan 29.
An immature, light phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was found along the
Wildlife Loop of Blackwater NWR on Jan 26. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was on
School Hall Rd, Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co, VA on Jan 29.
A KING RAIL was reported at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on Jan
26, 27, and 28. A KING RAIL was heard at Huntley Meadows Pk, Fairfax
Co, VA on Feb 1. A VIRGINIA RAIL was observed at Truitt's Landing,
Worcester Co, MD on Jan 27.
Four SANDHILL CRANES were spotted flying south over Back Bay NWR,
Virginia Beach, VA on Jan 31.
Among gull sightings, a first-winter ICELAND GULL was found at
Schoolhouse Pond, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD on Jan 29. A
GLAUCOUS GULL was reported at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel
Co, MD on Jan 31. About 34 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were in the Washington
Channel at Hains Point, Washington, DC on Jan 30. LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS continued to be reported from many sites in the region during
the week.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was spotted at Deal Island WMA, Somerset Co, MD on
Jan 31.
A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was found on Purnell Crossing Rd about one mile
west of the Pocomoke River, Wicomico Co, MD on Jan 31.
A COMMON RAVEN was seen on Jan 28 flying over Davidsonville Pk, Anne
Arundel Co, MD.
Wren sightings included two MARSH WRENS at the Dundee Creek fishing
area of Gunpowder Falls SP, Baltimore Co, MD on Jan 26 and a MARSH
WREN along Truitt's Landing Rd, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 31. A SEDGE
WREN was heard at Truitt's Landing, Worcester Co, MD on Jan 30.
Two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were on the Jacob's Farm property near Pt.
Lookout SP, St. Mary's Co, MD on Jan 28. A PINE WARBLER was reported
in a yard in Alexandria, VA on Jan 29.
An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was spotted on Jan 31 resting on a hedge
before flying from the intersection of Wheatly and Oak Grove Rds,
Dorchester Co, MD.
LAPLAND LONGSPURS have been seen at a number of locations, often among
HORNED LARKS and sometimes with AMERICAN PIPITS and SAVANNAH SPARROWS.
Twelve LAPLAND LONGSPURS were reported in a flock of over 400 HORNED
LARKS on Coveys Landing Rd, Talbot Co, MD on Jan 31. A LAPLAND
LONGSPUR was spotted along New Design Rd, Frederick Co, MD on Jan 31
and two other LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen along Oland Rd, Frederick
Co, MD on Feb 1. Six LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found close to the unpaved
section of Sparks Rd, Caroline Co, MD on Jan 31.
About four or five SNOW BUNTINGS were found on Jan 31 along Raymond
Neck Rd close to Bombay Hook NWR, DE.
A female PAINTED BUNTING was at a feeder on Peach Street in Cape
Charles, Northampton Co, VA on Jan 30 and 31.
Three RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were found on Jan 28 on Mill Swamp Rd, Harwood,
Anne Arundel Co, MD. The RUSTY BLACKBIRD BLITZ started Jan 30 and
extends through Feb 15.
An EVENING GROSBEAK was heard and seen in Silver Spring flying west
from Layhill Pk, Montgomery Co, MD on Jan 31.
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
voice@AudubonNaturalist.org 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
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