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["Coleman" <jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx>]

ANS & the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy ran a raptor search/bird trip today from 
2 pm to about 6 pm in central Loudoun County.  It was led by Joe Coleman & Bob 
Beard.

The highlights of the trip included at least one Red-necked Grebe on Beaverdam 
Reservoir, a Barred Owl right along the road in small trees near the Dulles 
Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, at least 40 Common Mergansers on 
Beaverdam, four Turkeys on Reservoir Road near Beaverdam, and not a single 
Northern Harrier (the first time ever that one of these trips has not any 
Northern Harriers).

43 bird species were seen.  Mammals included three young raccoons sitting on 
tree limbs eating Smilax (also known as greenthorn) berries along The Woods 
Road next to Banshee Reeks, a fox hunting in the fields at Banshee and an 
opossum at ANS' Rust Wildlife Sanctuary in Leesburg (all in full light between 
2 and 4 pm).

The list follows:

Pied-billed Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk (at least 4)
Red-tailed Hawk (at least 13)
American Kestrel (3)
Wild Turkey (4)
Ring-billed Gull (lots)
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Joe Coleman
near Bluemont, VA

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