DC Area (MD/DC/VA/DE) RBA
March 16, 2010
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Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 3/16/10
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
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Central Atlantic States (independent of NAS!)
Transcriber: Steve Cordle (scordle@capaccess.org)
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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 March 16, at
8:30 AM.
Top birds this week are CALIFORNIA GULL* in VA and PAINTED BUNTING in
MD.
Other birds of interest include geese and swan migrants, EURASIAN
WIGEON, COMMON EIDER, scoters, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, OSPREY, GOLDEN
EAGLE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, BLACK-HEADED GULL, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE,
EASTERN PHOEBE, hummingbird, TREE SWALLOW, AMERICAN PIPIT, PINE
WARBLER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and PINE SISKIN.
A CALIFORNIA GULL* was reported in the Ft. Story area of the beach at
First Landing SP, Virginia Beach, VA on Mar 14 and 15.
A male PAINTED BUNTING is still being seen at a feeder in Bowie,
Prince George's Co, MD with the latest report on March 14. The hosts
request that birders contact them by e-mail for directions and a
viewing time (to ease parking problems). Please see the MDOSPREY list
server for more information.
There were many reports of geese and swan migrants during the week
including large flocks of SNOW GEESE, CANADA GEESE, and TUNDRA SWANS.
A EURASIAN WIGEON was reported at Ridgeway Park in Hampton, VA on Mar
10 and 14. A EURASIAN WIGEON was found at the North Pond in the Logan
Tract off of Kitts Hummock Rd, Ted Harvey Conservation Area, DE on Mar
9.
An immature male COMMON EIDER was located at 21st Street, Little Creek
Inlet, Norfolk, VA on Mar 9.
Thousands of SURF SCOTERS and BLACK SCOTERS were seen gathering for
migration off of Cape Henlopen SP, DE on Mar 9. Smaller numbers of
scoters remained elsewhere in our region.
Sixteen NORTHERN BOBWHITE were found in DE on Mar 14 at Bombay Hook
NWR on the left side of the refuge road after passing Bear Swamp.
Three BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were spotted in LBJ Grove on Mar 15
close to the bridge from the Pentagon parking lot and near the Potomac
River.
Raptor sightings include reports of OSPREYS from various areas across
our region. A GOLDEN EAGLE flew over Bear Swamp at Bombay Hook NWR,
DE, on Mar 9. A PEREGRINE FALCON was spotted at Schoolhouse Pond,
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Co, MD on Mar 9. A PEREGRINE FALCON
was seen from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on Mar 15.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK reports are widespread including seven at Southwest
Area Park, Baltimore, MD on Mar 9; four off Old Landing Road, Rehoboth
Beach, DE on Mar 9; and two at Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills,
Howard Co, MD on Mar 13.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was spotted on the beach west of 28th Bay St,
Norfolk, VA on Mar 9. Early LAUGHING GULLS are being reported in the
shore areas of our region. A FORSTER'S TERN was seen at Wye Landing,
Queen Anne's Co, MD on Mar 11.
Two EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were found on Mar 12 along Seymour Dr,
South Boston, Halifax Co, VA.
A Selasphorus Hummingbird of unidentified species has been visiting a
feeder in Richmond, VA with sightings on March 9 and 10.
An EASTERN PHOEBE showed at Hains Point, Washington, DC, on March 10.
Other EASTERN PHOEBE reports came from various areas in our region.
Swallow arrivals include a TREE SWALLOW at Occoquan NWR, Prince
William Co, VA on Mar 9; eight TREE SWALLOWS at Oxbow Lake, Anne
Arundel Co, MD on Mar 12; and a BARN SWALLOW in the company of
multiple TREE SWALLOWS at Hughes Hollow, Montgomery Co, MD on Mar 14.
Four AMERICAN PIPITS were spotted on Mar 14 on the ground at the
picnic area of Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA.
Early warbler arrivals included a PINE WARBLER at a feeder in
Dentsville, Charles Co, MD on Mar 12; a PINE WARBLER by the
maintenance yard, Huntley Meadows Pk, Fairfax Co, VA on Mar 14; a PINE
WARBLER along Haul Road, Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA on Mar 14; and a
PINE WARBLER in Callaway, St. Mary's Co, MD on Mar 15.
On March 9, three AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were reported at Occoquan
NWR, Prince William Co, VA. An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW has been reported
in the same vicinity of Bowie, MD as the earlier-noted PAINTED
BUNTING.
About 20 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were on the ground at Huntley Meadows Pk ,
Fairfax Co, VA on Mar 10. Two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were spotted close to
Haul Rd, Dyke Marsh, Fairfax Co, VA on Mar 14. About ten RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were seen in the trees north of the ballfield at
Davidsonville Pk, Anne Arundel Co, MD on Mar 15.
Five PINE SISKINS were found in the Van Ness area of Washington, DC on
Mar 11.
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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