November 2020

The SISKIN
Newsletter of the Northern Virginia Bird Club
Vol. 65, No. 4 November 2020 www.nvabc.org

Inside NVBC GENERAL MEETING—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 8 PM
Calendar of NVBC field trips,
November 4, 2020 – February 6, White-Tailed Deer in Northern Virginia
2021
2020 Treasurer’s Report Speaker: Bill Browning
Upcoming Christmas Bird Counts
in Northern Virginia
2020 ASNV Winter Waterfowl Deer are a beautiful part of our landscape today and they provided an
ample source of food for the early European settlers. In Virginia, we
Survey practically drove the deer population to extinction by the early twentieth
A Brief Summary of the Second century, though it has recovered since then and approaches nearly a million
Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas, today. Indeed, the deer numbers are so high that they are endangering our
especially in the Northern Region forests. And our degraded forests are unable to provide good habitat for
Insert – 2021 membership renewal wildlife, including birds, or provide ecosystem services such as water
absorption and filtration.
notice In this presentation, Bill Browning will talk about how this population
To see the newsletter photographs in cycle has occurred, and what it means for our parks, forests, and
color, go to www.nvabc.org and click neighborhood. He’ll also talk about the implications for continuing to
on the Siskin icon ignore the increase in the number of deer, especially in Northern Virginia,
and about how some of our neighboring jurisdictions have chosen to
approach the problem.
Bill Browning has been a certified Virginia Master Naturalist (a
Virginia Cooperative Extension program) since 2013, and completed the
Audubon Naturalist Society Natural History Field Studies program in 2018.
The November virtual meeting will He is passionate about working to help rehabilitate our local forests and
be held using Zoom starting as early making them better habitats for native flora and fauna. In Powhatan Springs
as 7:30 pm with the featured speaker Park which is just east of Upton Hills Park off Wilson Boulevard in
at 8 pm.Please register in advance by Arlington he has been working for several years to transform a neglected
clicking on the registration link park that was overrun with invasive plants into a healthier natural habitat
found at the upper right at the for birds. Over 40 species have been documented in the park over the last
Northern Virginia Bird Club website year. Bill is a retired intelligence officer and has extensive teaching
(nvabc.org).Upon registering, an experience. He has lived in Arlington since 1988, and he and his wife have
email automatically will be sent with raised three children in the community.
a link to click on to join the meeting.
There will be ample time to take
questions from the audience. Buck in velvet at
Holmes Run Stream
Valley Park,
Annandale
photographed by
Winter Chincoteague Trip Larry Meade
Cancelled due to Covid-19
Restrictions
Presidential Peentings Fortunately, Phil Silas has agreed to move into the
role of Vice President for Programs. He is already
2020 has obviously been a year of change. All of working to streamline our virtual meetings and on
us have been affected by the pandemic and booking future speakers. I would also like to welcome
the upheaval that it has brought. The Northern Virginia Joan Mashburn to our board as a director. She has been an
Bird Club has been no different as we canceled our spring enthusiastic and active member in all NVBC activities.
and summer events and We are glad to have to her
have switched our general contributions as the club
meetings to virtual mode moves forward.
using Zoom. We have One more transition that
resumed walks this fall I would like to mention is
season, but we are being that Virginia birders have
careful to take safety concluded the final field
precautions as we enjoy season of the second
the birds and the outdoors. Virginia Breeding Bird
Other transitions at Atlas. Data collection by
NVBC inc lude some birders wrapped up this
personnel changes. David summer, but there is still
Farner has moved on from much to do for the people
being our Vice President analyzing and interpreting
of Programs. He still the data. You can learn
works in Arlington and more about that and
you may run into him at Great Blue Heron and Great Egret at Algonkian Park, Ashburn photograph
by Larry Meade donate (as NVBC did) to
one of the Arlington parks. the atlas at the Virginia
We truly appreciate his hard work in getting many Society of Ornithology website. Just click on VABBA2.
excellent speakers for our meetings. He also fostered a Thank you to all of the Northern Virginia birders who
relationship with the Community Cloud Forest participated in the atlas. I would like to especially thank
Conservation which works in Guatemala towards Kurt Gaskill, who was tireless in leading the Northern
alleviating poverty and protecting forests through Region atlas effort.You can read his article about the atlas
education. We are happy to be a financial partner with in this issue of the Siskin
them and that will continue into the future.
—Larry Meade
Treasurer’s Report for Income received
Dues for 2020 4,330
Fiscal Year 2020 Bird Watcher’s Digest &
pin sales 25
The Club 2020 Financial Report Donations, 1,008
follows. At the end of the year, the Amazon Smile and transfer
Club had 127 family and 226 from DC Raptor Society 762
individual memberships and 490 Total Income $6,125
members. Membership remained
steady from 2019. Expenses
We received higher than expected Organizational costs $397
donations from Club members, which (includes fees for web host
in turn, allowed more funds to be PO box, VA, Paypal, etc)
distributed to educational grants. Meeting expenses 710
The DC Raptor Society went out (includes hall rental, speaker
of existence and transferred their honorariums, prizes,
assets to organizations with aligned refreshments)
missions. NVBC received $720 from Printing and postage 2,099
them. (includes bulk mail permit)
Meeting expenses were less than
anticipated due to the cancellation of Educational Grants 650
our April meeting and reduced Donations given, including
speaker honorariums due to waiver to VABB2 550
from speakers. Total expenses $4,406
At the close of the year, the Club Juvenile Little Blue Heron at Huntley
had total assets of $12,976, which Net for 2020 $1,719 Meadows photographed by Larry
included $2,720 for dues received for Meade
years beyond 2020 and $498 for —Jean Tatalias, Treasurer
future education grants.
2 Northern Virginia Bird Club . www.nvabc.org
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
The Christmas Bird Count organizers intend to conduct • SENECA MD/VA
the counts this year as safely as possible in light of the Count has five Virginia sectors, ranging from Great Falls
current pandemic while still giving birders a chance to Park to the eastern corner of Loudoun County. To partici-
get out and enjoy doing the counts and contributing to pate, email compiler Jim Nelson at kingfishers2@verizon
this long-running tradition. The count coordinators will .net.
identify COVID -19 protocols before the specified count
date. Some CBC representatives may decide conditions Sunday, December 27, 2020
warrant cancelling their circle count. Any cancellation • NOKESVILLE
decision should be made by November 15. For more information or to register, contact Kim Hosen at
703-499-4954 or kim@pwconserve.org.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
BROOKE, VA (Stafford area, lower Potomac) Monday, December 28, 2020
Contact coordinators and compiler, Laurel Bybell at • CENTRAL LOUDOUN
lbybell@gmail.com or David Govoni at david.govoni Sign up at www.loudounwildlife.org or contact compiler,
@gmail.com Joe Coleman: 540-554-2542 or jcoleman@loudounwildlife
.org or Bryan Henson at bhenson@loudounwildlife.org.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C. Saturday, January 2, 2021
Includes area of Virginia inside the Beltway and parts of • FORT BELVOIR
Fairfax County south of Alexandria to include Dyke Marsh. Contact compiler, Kurt Gaskill at kurtcapt87@verizon.net
To participate, email compiler, Larry Cartwright: or 703-768-2172.
prowarbler@verizon.net or contact the Audubon Naturalist
Society through Carol Hayes at carol.hayes@anshome.org Sunday, January 3, 2021
or call 301-652-9188 extension 10. • CALMES NECK
Parts of western Loudoun and eastern Clarke counties. The
Sunday, December 20, 2020 cutoff date to join up to participate is December 18.
MANASSAS-BULL RUN Contact compiler, Margaret Wester at margaretwester
To participate, contact Phil Silas at epsdcva@aol.com; or @hotmail.com.
register online at www.audubonva.org/christmas-bird-
count/. • SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
Lucketts Sector is in northern Loudoun County. Sector
THE PLAINS/AIRLIE leader, Gerco Hoogeweg at drgerco@hotmail.com
To participate, contact coordinator, Alison Zak at azak
@cliftoninstitute.org or 540-341-3651 or email compiler, Date to be determined
Bert Harris at bharris@cliftoninstitute.org. • WALKERTON
Count area is primarily in Middle Peninsula. Contact by
December 13. Contact compiler, Fred Atwood at
fredatwood@yahoo.com.
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Winter Waterfowl Survey Baby Eastern Kingbird
On Saturday, February 7 and at Jefferson District
Sunday, February 8, 2021, birders of Park in Merrifield.
all skill levels will join up to count Photographed by Larry
Meade
waterfowl in Fairfax, Arlington, and
Prince William counties, including
t h e P o t o m a c a n d O c c o q u a n
watersheds. Novice birders will be
paired with expert bird enthusiasts.
Larry Cartwright continues as the
volunteer compiler for this year’s
count. For more information and to
j o i n t h e t e a m , e m a i l Palm Warbler at
Occoquan Bay NWR;
i n f o @ a u d u b o n v a . o r g , c a l l one of the migrating
703-438-6008, or secure your spot by warblers.
registering through the Audubon Photographed by Neal
Society for Northern Virginia Gause
website. Protocols for COVID will be
determined in the future.
The Siskin . Vol. 65, No. 4 . November 2020 3
Upcoming Trips and Events
Compiled by Elton Morel
Note:
Beginning birders are welcome on all trips.
When reservations are required, please call one of the trip leaders. Phone numbers are below.
If in doubt about a trip because of weather, please call one of the leaders.
Check the NVBC website for updated information about trips: http://www.nvabc.org/trips.htm.
•To receive email notices, join the NVBC eMail Exchange. For sign-up directions see back page of the
newsletter.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
now is the time for all good men

 November 4 7
8:30 AM 8 AM
Long Branch Leesylvania SP
Tom Nardone Phil Silas
Toby Hardwick
Trip Leaders 14
Jeremy Beck 703-517-1816 8 AM
Dave Boltz 703-599-8305 Aquia Landing
Larry Cartwright 703-941-3142 Park
Toby Hardwick 703-201-1517 Elton Morel
Ken Hunt 319-354-1079
Larry Meade 571-275-2523
Elton Morel 703-907-9951 19 21
Tom Nardone 703-946-7738 NVBC 8:30 AM
Phil Silas 703-987-0817 Meeting Blandy Farm
Dave Boltz
Elton Morel
28
8 AM
Occoquan NWR
Larry Meade
dddddd Toby Hardwick
December 2 5
8:30 AM 8:30 AM
Long Branch Mason Neck SP
Jeremy Beck Larry Cartwright
9 12
8:30 AM 8 AM
Laurel Hill Leopold’s
Equestrian Preserve
Center Toby Hardwick
Phil Silas Elton Morel
December 14, 2020 – January 5, 2021— CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA (See p. 3)
DIRECTIONS mi. and under the railroad bridge to a mi., turn left onto Rt 750 to the
Virtual NVBC Meeting (11/19) slight left onto Brooke Rd (Rt 608), Arboretum.
Online meeting using Zoom go 4.4 mi. to the park entrance,
platform. continue past park entrance gate to Laurel Hill Equestrian Center
—— the parking lot at the end of the road. (12/9) Lorton From I-495, take I-95
Meet in the parking lot. south about 7 mi. to exit 163 (Lorton
Aquia Landing Beach Park (11/14, Rd). Continue 1.4 mi. west on Rt
1/9) 2846 Brooke Rd, Stafford 22554 Blandy Experimental Farm/State 642/Lorton Rd, then turn left on 642/
From southbound I-95 towards Arboretum of Virginia (11/21) 400 Lorton Rd, then turn left on Rt 611/
Stafford, take exit 140 to Stafford, Blandy Farm Ln, Boyce, 22620 Take Furnace Rd then an immediate right
then left (east) on Courthouse Rd (Rt I-66 west to Rt 17 north (Exit 23, onto Dairy Rd. Proceed to and meet
630), go 3.5 mi. and turn right on Delaplane/Paris). Follow Rt 17 north in the parking lot.
Andrew Chapel Rd (Rt 629), go 0.9 to junction with Rt 50 west. Turn left
at traffic light onto Rt 50/17; go 7.8
4 Northern Virginia Bird Club . www.nvabc.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
January 6 9
8:30 AM 8 AM
Long Branch Aquia Landing
Jeremy Beck Park
Elton Morel
16
8 AM
Leesylvania SP
Phil Silas
Toby Hardwick
23
8 AM
Silver Lake RP
Larry Meade
Toby Hardwick
27 30
8:30 AM 8:30 AM
Neabsco Riverbend
Regional – Visitor Center
Park – Ken Hunt
Boardwalk Larry Meade
Phil Silas
February 3 6
8:30 AM 8 AM
Long Branch Occoquan Bay
Tom Nardone NWR
Ken Hunt
Toby Hardwick


Leesylvania State Park (11/7, 1/16) right hand (west) parking lot. The left toward Rippon Landing. Continue 0.7
2 0 0 1 D a n i e l K L u d w i g D r , hand (east) parking lot can be used mi. across Rt 1 where Dale Blvd
Woodbridge 22191 From I-495, take for overflow parking. becomes Rippon Blvd and continue
I-95 south about 14 mi. to exit 156
(Dale City/Rippon Landing/Rt 784). Long Branch Nature Area (11/4, down the hill another 0.4 mi. to a stop
12/2, 1/6, 2/3) 625 S Carlin Springs light and turn right on Blackburn Rd.
Following the posted highway signs
for Leesylvania State Park, exit east Rd, Arlington 22204 Take Rt 50, east The park parking lot is then 0.2 mi.
from Fairfax or west from Rosslyn to away on the left.
on Rt 784. Proceed eastward 1.1 mi.
to Rt 1. Turn right (south) on Rt 1 and Carlin Springs exit. Go south on Occoquan Bay National Wildlife
g o 0 . 9 m i . t o N e a b s c o R d . Carlin Springs 0.5 mi. to Nature Refuge (11/28, 2/6) 13950 Dawson
Center on left, just south of N. Va Beach Rd, Woodbridge 22192 From
Immediately past the Wawa service
station, turn left (east) on Neabsco Rd Community Hospital on left. Meet at I-495, take I-95 south 9 mi. to (left)
Nature Center parking lot. exit 161 (Woodbridge). Go south on
and proceed 2 mi. to park entrance on
right. After passing through the park Mason Neck State Park (12/5) 7301 Rt 1 about 2 mi. to left turn onto
High Point Rd, Lorton 22079 From Dawson Beach Rd. Continue on
entrance gate, go 2.2 mi. to end of
paved road and park in “Picnic Area” I-495, take I-95 south 7 mi. to Lorton Dawson Beach 0.7 mi. to entrance
exit. Left on Rt 642 to Rt 1. Right on gate. Meet in parking lot. US fee
parking lot, immediately before
turnaround circle at fishing pier. State Rt 1 to Rt 242 (Gunston Rd.). Left on area.
fee area. Rt 242; go 4 mi. to Mason Neck Riverbend Park (Visitor Center)
Leopold’s Preserve (12/12) 16283 Management Area. Turn right, follow (1/30).8700 Potomac Hills St, Great
paved road to end at Visitor Center. Falls 22066 From I-495, take Rt. 193
Thoroughfare Rd, Haymarket 20169
From I-66 west, take exit 40 to Rt 15 State fee area. west 5 mi. to Rt 603 (Riverbend Rd).
Turn right onto Rt 603; go 2 mi. to
toward Haymarket/Leesburg. Turn N e a b s c o R e g i o n a l P a r k – Jeffery Rd. Turn right onto Jeffery;
left onto Rt 15 south. Turn right onto Boardwalk (1/27) 15125 Blackburn and go 0.8 mi. to main park entrance
Rt 55 and go 1.7 mi. to Thoroughfare Rd, Woodbridge 22191 From I-495, sign on right. Turn right and continue
Rd. Turn left onto Thoroughfare and take I-95 south about 14 mi. to exit 0.5 mi.to Visitor Center parking lot.
go 0.3 mi. There are parking lots on 156 (Dale City/Rippon Landing/Rt. Meet in front of Visitor Center.
both sides of the road. Meet in the 784). Take it 156A for Rt 784 east
The Siskin . Vol. 65, No. 4 . November 2020 5
A Brief Summary of the Second Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas
especially in the Northern Region
The field observation portion of Virginia’s Second possible in 6 others. Unfortunately, Huntley Meadows
Breeding Bird Atlas is mostly done. The block coverage Park, a historical breeding location, yielded no records.
for this Atlas is a vast improvement over the first Atlas; Despite significant coverage, Black-crowned Night-
there was significant expansion into seldom visited areas Heron was only confirmed in one block containing Lake
of the state, especially in the southwest. And up here in the Barcroft. Several possible locations were noted across the
Northern Region all of our priority blocks were completed
and many in-between blocks with important habitat were
also visited. More hours were logged for the Northern King Rail
Region blocks than in the first Atlas. This means we have a expressing an
good picture on the distribution of breeders in our Region, opinion at Aquia
especially in comparison to the first Atlas. Although it will Landing Park,
be over year before we get a full accounting from an Widewater SW,
Stafford County

analysis of the Atlas data, there are many things that have
become clear. Let me touch upon a few of the more
obvious items.
Common Merganser was confirmed as breeding in
Fairfax County in Tamarac Bog (the Difficult Run area)!
This represents a significant expansion into Virginia.
King Rail, a tough species to confirm, appears to be
established at 3 main sites: Occoquan NWR (where it was
confirmed), the Great Marsh of Mason Neck, and Aquia Region (mainly Fairfax County) but finding additional nest
Landing (the latter two resulted in probable breeding). Yet, sites remains elusive.
it is gone from the Huntley Meadows area. Black Vulture was once difficult to find during the
The added Atlas effort greatly improved our breeding season in the Northern Region as the first Atlas
understanding of Least Bittern breeding and showed a had only 3 confirmed blocks. This Atlas has at least 29
significant population in our Region. Dyke Marsh – a confirmed blocks!
historical Least Bittern breeding site – continues to report
breeding. But summer records are lacking from Huntley
Meadows Park, another historical breeding site. In
addition, breeding was confirmed in the marshes of
Neabsco Creek. Probable breeding was determined at the
Great Marsh of Mason Neck, Aquia Landing and Crow’s
Nest. Possible breeding was found at Occoquan Bay NWR
and near Widewater State Park.
Great Blue Heron nesting colonies have expanded
adding Pohick Bay, Burke Lake, along Aquia Creek and a
multitude of locations in the piedmont; about 29 blocks
have confirmations! (up from 5 in the first Atlas)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron was confirmed in 3
blocks in our Region and determined to be probable/ Y ellow -cro wned Night Heron on nest near Jaguar Trail pond,
Annandale NW, Fairfax County
Trip Directions from page 5 Bird Walks at Local Parks • Great Fal l s Nat ional Park,
Sundays, 8 am Meet in the main
Silver Lake RP (1/23) 16198 Silver • Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, parking lot, closest to the Park
Lake Rd, Haymarket 20169 From second Saturdays, 8 am. Meet at Visitor Center.
I-495, take I-66 west 24 mi. to exit the parking lot. Visit the Loudoun • Huntley Meadows Park, Mondays,
40 (Rt 15). Turn south onto Rt 15 W i l d l i f e w e b s i t e , 7 am (Apr-Sep) 8 am (Oct-Mar)
(toward Haymarket) and go 0.3 miles www.loudounwildlife.org/events/ Meet in parking lot. Leader: Harry
to Rt 55. Turn right onto Rt 55 and • B l u e R i d g e C e n t e r f o r Glasgow
go 0.9 mi. to Antioch Rd. Turn right Environmental Stewardship, • Merrimac Farm, last Sunday, 8
onto Antioch and go 1.3 mi. to Silver fourth Saturday, 8 am Meet at am Meet at Merrimac Farm Stone
Lake Rd. Turn right and proceed to Education Center. www.loudoun House. www.pwconserve
park entrance and continue to wildlife.org/events/ .org/eventsindex.html#birds
parking lot next to the lake. Meet in • Dyke Marsh, Sundays, 8 am See • Riverbend Park, first and third
parking lot. directions. Visit the Friends of Dyke Fridays, 8 am, March 6-October
Marsh web site, www.fodm.org 2. Meet at Nature Center parking
Eakin Park, Mondays, 7:30 am lot. No charge but call Riverbend
Meet at Prosperity Ave parking lot. Park to register at 703-759-9018.
Leader: Carolyn Williams
6 Northern Virginia Bird Club . www.nvabc.org
Second VA Breeding Bird Atlas from page 6
One of the big stories is the Mississippi Kite breeding
range expansion: nests were found in Prince William,
Fauquier, Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun Counties. This
is an expected breeder nowadays.
In the first Atlas, finding a Common Raven away from
the mountain ridge was a rare event. But the current Atlas
has shown that Common Raven has made an amazing
expansion across the piedmont in the Northern Region and
into the coastal plain (east of the I-95 corridor) with
breeding confirmed at multiple Fairfax County sites plus
nesting in Prince William County. (MCB Quantico).
We learned of the possible extirpation of Marsh Wren Pair of fledged Brown Trashers waiting for food at Little
from Dyke Marsh where breeding was confirmed by a Georgetown Cemetary, Thoroughfare Gap CW, Fauquier County
single complete nest in 2017 (many nests were historically
found at this site) but no reports were listed for 2018 and with at least 11 possible breeders (including Kentucky
2019 and only one summer report in 2020. On the positive Warbler!).
side, Marsh Wren occurrence in the Great Marsh of Mason Summer Tanager breeding seems to have remained
Neck was noted for multiple years and a probable breeding steady with about 6 confirmed blocks in the current Atlas
code was obtained. Prior surveys of this marsh may have (similar to first Atlas) and 20 or more blocks having
been hampered by access issues due to its large size and probable or possible determinations.
lack of trails. Doing the Atlas resulted in many interesting stories,
Vesper Sparrow was a scattered and very uncommon most of which have never been told. For example, while
breeder in the first Atlas with 12 blocks exhibiting Vesper taking photos of a Wild Turkey I was met by a person who
Sparrow detection in the Northern Region. The species is complained I was taking photos of private property! Or
essentially gone from our Region now with the closest another time when David Ledwith and I were stuck on
breeding location outside of Culpeper (Culpeper East SE). Freezeland/Fire Road in the Thompson WMA area as my
Blue-winged Warbler was thought gone due to habitat second, smaller car battery died. (Hybrid vehicles have
loss at the power line cut/Butterfly Alley area of Blue two batteries, and the smaller one does not get recharged
Ridge Center for Environmental Education but breeding like the main batteries. I never knew that!)
was confirmed close by in the field near the Sawmill Rd And thanks to the careful documentation of a
parking lot. Yet, this species has contracted as the first multitude of observers, you can extract information on
Atlas detected 5 blocks with Blue-winged Warbler in the breeding birds down to the street level using the eBird
Northern Region. Virginia Atlas portal, https://ebird.org/atlasva/home.
The added Atlas effort greatly improved our Finally, let me extend a heartfelt thank you to all the
understanding of Cerulean Warbler range from Sperryville volunteers who put in their valuable time making this a
to the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Education. very successful Atlas!
Not including the Skyline Drive access points, breeding
was confirmed in 5 blocks, probable in 4 blocks and —Kurt Gaskill
possible in 4 blocks. Article and photographs
Improved understanding on the breeding range of
other warblers was obtained. For example, Kentucky
Warbler used to be a widespread uncommon/common
breeder across the Northern Region; now it is rarely
encountered. And, we learned that the Aquia Landing/
Raven Road/Crow’s Nest area is an excellent warbler area
Cerulean Warbler gathering food near the end of Bean Hollow Tree Swallows claiming a nest box at Meadowood Recreation
Road, Chester Gap SE, Rappahannock County Area, Fort Belvoir CW, Fairfax County
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