FYI - this report is for sightings from Aug 10 through Aug 15 and was compiled
by John Bjerke & transcribed by Steve Cordle.
Joe Coleman
Hotline: Voice of the Naturalist
Date: 8/16/2011
Coverage: MD/DC/VA/DE/WV panhandle
Telephone: 301-652-1088 option 1
Reports (voice): 301-652-1088 option 2
(email): voice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Compiler: John Bjerke
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
website is http://www.AudubonNaturalist.org.
This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon
Naturalist Society. This report was completed Tuesday, August 16, at
7:30 AM.
Birds of interest include AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, WHITE IBIS,
MISSISSIPPI KITE, shorebirds, BONAPARTE'S GULL, terns, and PURPLE
MARTIN.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN continues at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co,
MD with a sighting on Aug 11.
WHITE IBIS has appeared in many areas. Among the sightings were 4
immature birds at Lilypons, Frederick Co, MD on Aug 11 and at least 23
immature birds in Swan Cove, Chincoteague NWR, Accomack Co, VA on Aug
12.
A juvenile and an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE were seen near the corner of
Orange Hunt Lane and Red Fox Dr, Fairfax Co, VA on Aug 13.
Shorebird migration continues in full force. As many as 5 UPLAND
SANDPIPERS were found on Aug 10, 13, and 14 at the corner of Oland Rd
and Rt 85 in Frederick Co, MD. Two UPLAND SANDPIPERS were in a field
near the intersection of Mill Lane and Rt 213 in Cecil Co, MD on Aug
15. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was on Poplar Island, Talbot Co, MD on Aug 12.
Another HUDSONIAN GODWIT was in Raymond Pool, Bombay Hook NWR, Kent
Co, DE on Aug 11 and two MARBLED GODWITS were also there. The
mitigation area at Cox Creek, also known as Swan Creek, in northern
Anne Arundel Co, MD had an adult BAIRD'S SANDPIPER on Aug 10 and 11.
This area is open only Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
and birders must sign in at the office.
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found near Bombay Hook NWR on Rt 9 just
north of Leipsic, Kent Co, DE on Aug 11. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was
seen at the Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Talbot Co, MD on Aug 12.
Another RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was in a flooded field on the south end
of Damsontown Rd, Queen Annes Co, MD on Aug 14.
A juvenile BONAPARTE'S GULL was at Violettes Lock, C&O Canal,
Montgomery Co, MD on Aug 11. Two SANDWICH TERNS were found near the
tour boat launch in Point Lookout SP, St Marys Co, MD on Aug 14. Two
COMMON TERNS were seen upstream of Riley's Lock, C&O Canal on Aug 13
and a BLACK TERN was spotted at Violettes Lock on Aug 14.
The PURPLE MARTIN roost at the Farmer's Market at 17th and Main Sts in
Richmond, VA grew through the week with perhaps 28,000 Martins there
on Aug 13-and about two hundred birders.
A trickle of migrating warbler reports indicates that the autumn
songbird flight is beginning with much more to come.
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
voice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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
