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Annual Bird Sightings in the
District of Columbia

2005

Updated Through December 31, 2005
Current Count: 210 (65.6%) + 2 Possible New Species



This is a composite list of DC species sightings for the year by all of the birders of the District. Possible new species follow the main listings. To submit new species for the year, send e-mail to the MOS Web Site Director or post to the MDOsprey Discussion List


2005 District of Columbia Annual Bird Sightings
Species Code Date Seen Person Reporting Location
   Ducks, Geese, & Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose 2 11-Dec P Pisano Anacostia Park
Snow Goose 0 1-Jan M Bowen Lincoln Memorial
Canada Goose 0 1-Jan M Bowen Lincoln Memorial
Brant 0      
Mute Swan 0      
Tundra Swan 0 24-May J Hubbell Chain Bridge
Wood Duck 0 3-Jan G Gough National Zoo
Gadwall 0 27-Jan G Gough National Zoo
Eurasian Wigeon 2      
American Wigeon 0      
American Black Duck 0 3-Jan G Gough National Zoo
Mallard 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Blue-winged Teal 0 26-Mar P Pisano Four Mile Run
Northern Shoveler 0 31-Jan G Gough National Zoo
Northern Pintail 0 10-Jan G Gough National Zoo
Green-winged Teal 0 19-Feb J Beetham Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Canvasback 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Redhead 0 1-Jan S&P Wilson MacMillan Reservoir
Ring-necked Duck 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Tufted Duck 2      
Greater Scaup 0 1-Jan M Bowen Hains Point
Lesser Scaup 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Surf Scoter 0      
White-winged Scoter 0      
Black Scoter 0      
Long-tailed Duck 0      
Bufflehead 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Common Goldeneye 0 8-Feb M Bowen Washington Channel
Hooded Merganser 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Common Merganser 0 15-Jan P Pisano Tidal Basin
Red-breasted Merganser 0 12-Mar J Hubbell Washington Channel
Ruddy Duck 0 8-Feb M Bowen Anacostia Park
   Pheasant, Grouse, & Quail
Ruffed Grouse Xp      
Greater Prairie-Chicken Xp      
Wild Turkey 0 28-May P Pisano / R Hilton Anacostia Park
Northern Bobwhite 0      
   Loons & Grebes
Red-throated Loon 0 28-Mar P Pisano Hains Point
Pacific Loon 2      
Common Loon 0 2-Apr P Pisano / R Hilton Hains Point
Pied-billed Grebe 0 15-Jan P Pisano Washington Channel
Horned Grebe 0 12-Mar J Hubbell Tidal Basin
Red-necked Grebe 0      
Eared Grebe 0      
   Oceanic Species
Leach's Storm-Petrel 2      
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel 2      
  Pelicans        
American White Pelican 2      
   Cormorants, Anhinga, & Frigatebird
Double-crested Cormorant 0 1-Jan M Bowen Hains Point
Great Cormorant 0      
Anhinga 2      
Frigatebird, species 2   Not counted in total  
   Bitterns, Herons, & Egrets
American Bittern 0 30-May P Pisano / R Hilton Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Least Bittern 0 27-May F Fallon Anacostia Park
Great Blue Heron 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park
Great Egret 0 31-Mar P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Snowy Egret 0      
Little Blue Heron 0 23-Jul P Pisano Anacostia Park
Tricolored Heron 0      
Cattle Egret 0      
Green Heron 0 1-May M Bowen Anacostia Park
Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 1-Jan M Bowen Washington Channel
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 15-May P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
   Ibis, Stork, & Vultures
White Ibis 0      
Glossy Ibis 0      
Wood Stork 2      
Black Vulture 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Turkey Vulture 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
   Kites & Hawks
Osprey 0 27-Feb J Rutter Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Bald Eagle 0 15-Jan P Pisano Hains Point
Northern Harrier 0 2-Apr P Pisano / R Hilton Hains Point
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 8-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum
Cooper's Hawk 0 8-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum
Northern Goshawk 0      
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
Broad-winged Hawk 0 19-Apr J Hubbell 45th St NW
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park
Rough-legged Hawk 0      
Golden Eagle 0      
   Falcons
American Kestrel 0 21-Mar J Beetham Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Merlin 0 8-Jan P Pisano Anacostia Park
Peregrine Falcon 0 1-Jan M Bowen 14th St RR bridge
   Rails, Moorhens, & Coot
Yellow Rail 2      
Black Rail 2      
Clapper Rail 2      
King Rail 0      
Virginia Rail 0      
Sora 0      
Purple Gallinule 2      
Common Moorhen 0      
American Coot 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
   Plovers
Black-bellied Plover 0 16-May M Bowen Rock Creek Park
American Golden-Plover 0      
Semipalmated Plover 0      
Piping Plover 2      
Killdeer 0 15-Jan P Pisano Anacostia Park
Black-necked Stilt 2      
American Avocet 2      
   Sandpipers
Greater Yellowlegs 0 28-Mar P Pisano Hains Point
Lesser Yellowlegs 0 15-May P Pisano Kenilworth Park
Solitary Sandpiper 0 1-May M Bowen Anacostia Park
Willet 0      
Spotted Sandpiper 0 1-May M Bowen Anacostia Park
Upland Sandpiper 0      
Whimbrel 2      
Long-billed Curlew 2      
Hudsonian Godwit 2      
Ruddy Turnstone 0 20-May C Harris Hains Point
Red Knot 2      
Sanderling 0      
Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 29-Jul M Bowen Kingman Lake
Western Sandpiper 0 20-Aug P Pisano Kenilworth Park
Least Sandpiper 0 15-May P Pisano Kenilworth Park
White-rumped Sandpiper 0      
Baird's Sandpiper 0      
Pectoral Sandpiper 0 20-Aug P Pisano Kenilworth Park
Dunlin 0      
Stilt Sandpiper 0      
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0      
Ruff 2      
Short-billed Dowitcher 0      
Long-billed Dowitcher 0      
Wilson's Snipe 0 26-Mar P Pisano Anacostia Park
American Woodcock 0 16-Feb W Strobel 13th St NW
Wilson's Phalarope 0      
Red-necked Phalarope 0      
Red Phalarope 0      
   Jaegers, Gulls, & Terns
Parasitic Jaeger 2      
Laughing Gull 0 15-Jan D Ford Georgetown Reservoir
Franklin's Gull 0      
Little Gull 0      
Black-headed Gull 0      
Bonaparte's Gull 0 26-Mar M Bowen Hains Point
Ring-billed Gull 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
California Gull 2      
Herring Gull 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Yellow-legged Gull 2      
Iceland Gull 0      
Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 7-Jan P Pisano Hains Point
Glaucous Gull 0      
Great Black-backed Gull 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
Gull-billed Tern 2      
Caspian Tern 0 11-Apr J Waanders Tidal Basin
Royal Tern 0      
Common Tern 0 20-May C Harris Hains Point
Forster's Tern 0 23-Jul P Pisano Anacostia Park
Least Tern 0      
Bridled Tern 2      
Sooty Tern 2      
Black Tern 0      
Black Skimmer 2      
   Alcids
Thick-billed Murre 2      
   Doves & Pigeons
Rock Pigeon 0 1-Jan M Bowen Georgetown Reservoir
White-winged Dove 2      
Mourning Dove 0 1-Jan M Bowen Hains Point
Passenger Pigeon Xt      
Common Ground-Dove 2      
   Cuckoos
Black-billed Cuckoo 0 14-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 29-Apr G Gough National Zoo
   Owls
Barn Owl 0      
Eastern Screech-Owl 0 21-May D Ryan Rock Creek Park
Great Horned Owl 0 17-Dec D Ryan Rock Creek Park
Snowy Owl 0      
Barred Owl 0 6-Feb J Hubbell Capital Crescent Trail
Long-eared Owl 0      
Short-eared Owl 0      
Northern Saw-whet Owl 0      
   Nightjars & Swifts
Common Nighthawk 0 3-May J Waanders Ft. Bayard Park
Chuck-will's-widow 0      
Whip-poor-will 0      
Chimney Swift 0 6-Apr D Ryan Woodley Park
   Hummingbirds & Kingfisher
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 24-Apr L Leavy  Rock Creek Park
Selasphorus, Rufous/Allen's 2   Not counted in total  
Belted Kingfisher 0 2-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
   Woodpeckers
Red-headed Woodpecker 0 4-Jun P Pisano Kenilworth Park
Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 1-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0 15-Jan P Pisano Kenilworth Park
Downy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
Hairy Woodpecker 0 1-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
Northern Flicker 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park
Pileated Woodpecker 0 2-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
   Flycatchers
Olive-sided Flycatcher 0 27-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 10-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0 14-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Acadian Flycatcher 0 11-May C Harris Rock Creek Park
Alder Flycatcher 0      
Willow Flycatcher 0 16-May M Bowen Rock Creek Park
Least Flycatcher 0 3-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Eastern Phoebe 0 14-Mar E Raun Rock Creek Park
Great Crested Flycatcher 0 26-Apr C Harris Rock Creek Park
Western Kingbird 0      
Eastern Kingbird 0 20-Apr J Haire Fletcher's Boathouse
   Shrikes & Vireos
Loggerhead Shrike 0      
Northern Shrike 2      
White-eyed Vireo 0 20-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park
Yellow-throated Vireo 0 26-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park
Blue-headed Vireo 0 21-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park
Warbling Vireo 0 26-Apr J Haire Fletcher's Boathouse
Philadelphia Vireo 0 10-May M Ribaudo Constitution Gardens
Red-eyed Vireo 0 21-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park
   Jays, Crows, & Raven
Blue Jay 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park
American Crow 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park
Fish Crow 0 1-Jan M Bowen Anacostia Park
Common Raven 2      
   Lark & Swallows
Horned Lark 0 19-Mar P Pisano Kenilworth Park
Purple Martin 0 1-Jun J Hubbell Rock Creek Park
Tree Swallow 0 19-Mar P Pisano Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 26-Mar P Pisano Four Mile Run
Bank Swallow 0 3-May D Kluza Constitution Gardens
Cliff Swallow 0 3-May D Kluza Constitution Gardens
Barn Swallow 0 5-Apr T Marko Roosevelt Island
   Chickadees, Titmouse, Nuthatch & Creeper
Carolina Chickadee 0 1-Jan C Cowan Rock Creek Park
Black-capped Chickadee 0 27-Nov G Allport Battery Kemble Park
Tufted Titmouse 0 16-Jan J Beetham National Arboretum
Red-breasted Nuthatch 0 30-Oct J Beetham National Arboretum
White-breasted Nuthatch 0 12-Jan J Hubbell 45th St NW
Brown Creeper 0 15-Jan P Pisano Kenilworth Park
   Wrens
Carolina Wren 0 1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden
Bewick's Wren 2      
House Wren 0 21-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park
Winter Wren 0 8-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum
Sedge Wren 0      
Marsh Wren 0 28-Jun M Bowen Kingman Marsh
   Kinglets & Gnatcatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet 0 8-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 1-Jan M Bowen Ripley Garden
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 17-Jan C Cowan Capital Crescent Trail
   Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird 0 8-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum
Veery 0 22-Apr C Harris Rock Creek Park
Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 12-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Swainson's Thrush 0 3-May G Mackiernan / B Cooper Rock Creek Park
Hermit Thrush 0 8-Jan P Pisano National Arboretum
Wood Thrush 0 20-Apr J Haire Rock Creek Park
American Robin 0 1-Jan