HUDSON-DELAWARE 
NY 14612), Jason Guerarcl, Paul A. Guris, 
Andy Guthrie, Rich Guthrie, Mary Harper, 
Bill Hubick, Marshall J. Iliff, Rob Jett, Karen 
Johnson, Tom Johnson, William Keim, J. 
Kimball, Bill Krueger, Robert J. Kurtz, Laurie 
Larson (New Jersey), Greg Lawrence, Tim 
Lenz, Tony Leukering, Patricia J. Lindsay 
(Long 1. and New York City; PO. Box 142, 
Brightwaters, NY 11718), Karl Lukens, 
Theodore Mack, J. McDevit, Hugh McGui- 
ness (Eastern Long 1., NY: RO. Box 3005, 
Southampton, NY 11969), Matthew D. 
Medler, Keith Michael, Charles Mitchell, 
Shai S. Mitra (Long 1. and New York City; 
P.O. Box 142, Brightwaters, NY 11718), 
Mike Morgante (MMo) (Niagara Frontier re- 
gion, NY: 59 Briar Hill Road, Orchard Park, 
NY 14127), L .J. Myers, Dave Neveu, 
Michael Newlon, Michael O’Brien, Sean 
O’Brien, Jim Osterlund, Bill Ostrander (Fin- 
ger Lakes region, NY: 80 Westmont Ave., 
Elmira, NY 14904), Jim Pawlicki, Bruce G. 
Peterjohn, John M. C. Peterson (Adiron- 
dack-Champlain region, NY: 477 County 
Rte. 8, Elizabethtown, NY 12932), Betsy Pot- 
ter, Bill Purcell (BPu) (Oneida Lake Basin, 
NY: 281 Baum Road, Hastings, NY 13076), 
Gallus Quigley, Tom Reed, Ken Rosenberg, 
Forrest Rowland, Karen Rubinstein, Barbara 
Rubinstein, Richard Salembier, Dominic 
Sherony, Ed Sigda, Andrew Sigerson, Robert 
& Susan Spahn (RSp) (Genesee Ornitholog- 
Middle Atlantic 
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F all temperatures averaged near normal 
for the season, though September and 
the hrst half of November were warmer, 
and a sharp change to much colder conditions 
occurred in mid-November that persisted 
through the season’s end. Precipitation deficits 
generally decreased across the Region during 
the autumn. The remnants of Tropical Storm 
Fay brought beneficial rainfall to many areas 
26-28 August. Tropical Storm Flanna quickly 
swept across the Region on 5-6 September, 
with an asymmetrical rainfall pattern: most of 
the precipitation fell on the storm’s western 
side, west of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, in 
Northern Virginia (where 20 cm fell), and 
across the eastern half of Maryland. A coastal 
northeaster 25-28 September delivered much- 
needed rain across a wide area. 
Two of the rarest birds ever recorded in the 
Region — a Terek Sandpiper and a Great Egret 
of one of the Old World subspecies — were 
documented in Virginia this season, along 
with several rare westerners with 
only a few previous reports (West- 
ern Meadowlark, Calliope Hum- 
mingbirds) and a continentally un- 
precedented montane Brown Booby 
at Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, 
Virginia, a site that also hosted 
Wood Stork, Great White Heron, 
and Laughing Gull this season. 
In addition to this report’s many 
individual contributors, we thank 
Todd Day, Adam D’Onofrio, Linda 
Fields, YuLee Lamer, Roger and Lin- 
da Mayhorn, Robert E Ringler, Alan Schreck, 
John Spahr, and Bill Williams for their assis- 
tance in compiling and interpreting the sea- 
son’s records. 
Abbreviations: Assat. (Assateague 1., Worces- 
ter, MD); Back Bay (Back Bay N.W.R., Virginia 
Beach, VA); Bay (Chesapeake Bay); C.B.B.T. 
(Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, linking 
Northampton and Virginia Beach, VA); Chine. 
(Chincoteague N.W.R., Accomack, VA); 
Craney (Craney 1., Portsmouth, VA); D.C. 
(District of Columbia); Foreman’s Branch 
(Foreman’s Branch B.O., Queene Anne’s, MD); 
Hart (Hart Miller L, Baltimore, MD); Kipt. 
(Kiptopeke S.P., Northampton); Poplar 
(Poplar I., Talbot, MD). 
WATERFOWL THROUGH RAPTORS 
An uncommon transient and winter visitor, 2 
Greater White-fronted Geese were at Picker- 
ing Creek, Talbot, MD 31 Oct+ (KF et al); an- 
other was at Bloomfield, Talbot 28 Nov (LR); 
and a hunter shot one at Chestertown, Kent, 
MD 22 Nov (fide AS). Two Ross’s Geese were 
ical Society), Lloyd Spitalnik, Carl Starace, 
William Symonds, David Tetlow, Christo- 
pher J. Vogel, Tom Vouglas, William Watson, 
Matt Webster, Timothy P. White, Alex Wil- 
son (AlW), Angus Wilson (AnW), Seth Ian 
Wollney, Chris Wood, Will Yandik (Hudson- 
Mohawk NY: 269 Schneider Road, Hudson, 
NY 12534), Louise Zemaitis. O 
Richard R. Veit, Biology Department 
CSI-CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard 
Staten Island, New York 10314, (veitrr2003@yahoo.com) 
Robert 0. Paxton, 460 Riverside Drive, Apt. 72 
New York, New York 10027, (rop1@columbia.edu) 
Frank Rohrbacher, 5 Neva Court 
Wilmington, Delaware 19810, (rohrbaf@aol.com) 
in e. Henrico, VA 8 Nov (ph. ABr). A Brant 
along the New R., Pulaski, VA 2 Nov (CK) 
provided just the 3rd record for the Moun- 
tains & Valleys and first since 1985. An im- 
pressive 25 Brant were at Terrapin Park, 
Queen Anne’s, MD 15 Nov (LWa). Three Cack- 
ling Geese were at Verona, Augusta, VA 30 
Nov (AL); 8 birds of the expected hutchinsii 
subspecies were in e. Henrico 19 Oct (ph. 
ABr); and 4 Cackling Geese were on Hunting 
Creek Bay, Faiifax, VA 22 Nov (KG). In Mary- 
land, wing-tagged Trumpeter Swans persisted 
through the season, with #960 at Oxbow L., 
Anne Anmdel and #962 at Schoolhouse Pond, 
Prince George’s (m.ob.). A Tundra Swan sum- 
mered in Chester, Chesteifield, VA through 24 
Aug (ph. RE), only the 3rd such record for the 
Virginia Piedmont. 
A Gadwall in Staunton, Augusta 28 Aug 
was early (AL). Single Eurasian Wigeons were 
at Back Bay 16 Nov (EE), Hart 8 Nov (EJS, 
MW), Bayside Development Pond, Worcester, 
MD 16 Nov QBr, ML), and Chine. 28 Nov 
(MAK, GK). At Back Bay after Tropical Storm 
Hanna, 188 Blue-winged Teal were counted 
15 Sep OG); one at Piney Res., Garrett, MD 1 
Nov was late for the Allegany Plateau (DY). A 
Canvasback at the Chesapeake Bay Environ- 
mental Center, Queen Anne’s 4 Aug (MTa, 
BWe) probably summered. Four Lesser Scaup 
summered on Belmont Bay, Prince William, 
VA (KG). An imm. male King Eider was at 
Ocean City inlet, Worcester 28 Nov (MHo et 
al); 2 Common Eiders were at the same loca- 
tion 15 Nov, with one imm. male remaining 
through 30 Nov (TF et al). A surprising 21 
Surf Scoters apparently summered at Poplar, 
noted 9 Aug QR)- The New R., Pulaski hosted 
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