[va-bird] Banshee Reeks & Dulles Wetlands, Loudoun County

["Coleman" <jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yesterday morning 11 people participated in an Audubon Naturalist Society walk 
at Banshee Reeks and the nearby Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project.  
The walk was led by Joe Coleman assisted by Stan Shetler.  Permission was given 
for a small group to visit the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project at 
first light prior to the scheduled walk.  
A total of 73 species were observed. 

The highlights of the walk were Virginia Rail and Sora on the Wetlands,  Wild 
Turkey, shorebirds on the Wetlands including Pectoral, Red-headed Woodpecker, 
Prairie Warbler at both Banshee & the Wetlands, and a Yellow-breasted Chat.

Don't forget that there will be a bird walk at Banshee Reeks this Saturday 
morning (5/8) at 8:00 a.m. led by Andy Rabin & meeting at the Visitor's Center.

The complete list follows (the 2nd number is for the Wetlands):

Great Blue Heron 1/2
Green Heron 0/3
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 25
Canada Goose 15/75
Wood Duck 4/6
Mallard 2/6
Blue-winged Teal 0/2
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 (1 sitting on a nest)
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Wild Turkey 1
Virginia Rail 0/1
Sora 0/2
Killdeer 0/2
Greater Yellowlegs 0/6
Lesser Yellowlegs 0/2
Solitary Sandpiper 1/15
Pectoral Sandpiper 0/3
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 9
Red-headed Woodpecker 2/0
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 6/2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 5/1
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 6
Am Crow 3
Tree Swallow 20/30
No. Rough-winged Swallow 3/10
Barn Swallow 6/30
Carolina Chickadee 2/1
Tufted Titmouse 2/1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 0/1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6/2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 5
Am. Robin 6
Gray Catbird 8/4
No Mockingbird 4/2
Brown Thrasher 6/2
European Starling 8
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6/6
Prairie Warbler 3/2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Ovenbird 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 10/5
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 0/1
Dark-eyed Junco 45
No Cardinal 6/4
Bobolink 2 (flyovers singing)
Red-winged Blackbird 3/50
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Orchard Oriole 8/2
Am. Goldfinch 6

Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, VA
jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx or 540-554-2542
  

This morning 24 people showed up for the regular monthly (2nd Sat. of every 
month) Banshee Reeks Bird Walk.  We split into two groups, one led by John 
Drummond and the other by Joe Coleman.  Both group leaders were assisted by 
several very good birders.  A total of 48 species were seen. 

Normally we do not get a lot of waterfowl or gulls at Banshee - this morning 
was the exception w/9 waterfowl species and while the gulls were limited to 
only one species, Ring-bill, there were over a 1,000 of them.  

Also, Banshee Reeks is now open to the general public from 8 am to 4 pm on the 
3rd weekend of every month (the 21st & 22nd this month).

The complete list follows:

Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 
Canada Goose 150
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 4
Am Wigeon 3
Am Black Duck 2
Mallard 3
Ring-necked Duck 7
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 3
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 1,000+
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 75
Red-bellied Woodpecker 17
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 50
Am Crow 8
Fish Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Am. Robin 24
No Mockingbird 4
European Starling 35
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 7
Am Tree Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 45
No Cardinal 15
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird  35
House Finch 6
Am. Goldfinch 17

Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, VA
jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx or 540-554-2542

Don't forget that there will be a bird walk at Banshee Reeks this Saturday 
which will meet at 8:00 a.m. which will be led/coordinated by Andy Rabin.

The complete list follows (the second number is for the Wetlands):

Great Blue Heron 1/2
Green Heron 0/3
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 25
Canada Goose 15/75
Wood Duck 4/6
Mallard 2/7
Blue-winged Teal 0/2
Osprey 0/1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 (one sitting on a nest)
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Wild Turkey 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 75
Red-bellied Woodpecker 17
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 50
Am Crow 8
Fish Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Am. Robin 24
No Mockingbird 4
European Starling 35
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 7
Am Tree Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 45
No Cardinal 15
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird  35
House Finch 6
Am. Goldfinch 17

Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, VA
jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx or 540-554-2542
You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email 
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.

Other related posts:

[va-bird] Banshee Reeks & Dulles Wetlands, Loudoun County