[va-bird] White Oaks Park, Fiarfax Co, VA

["Renee Grebe" <grebe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Following my morning visit to the Occoquan NWR bird banding station, I
took the nod from Ben Jessup finally and visited White Oaks Park around
1pm today(south of Alexandria between Rt. 1 and GW Parkway).

What a great little place!  If you're looking for Monticello-like
atomosphere, minus the "migration-people-crowds" (I was all alone), this
is a great place for sure.  I only stayed about 45 min., but still heard
and saw a good many species (and here are the highlights):

Heard only:
- black and white warbler
- rose breasted grossbeak
- black throated yellow warblers

Seen:
- towhees
- wood thrush
- veery
- swainson's thrush (a lifer for me)
- black throated blue warblers
- worm eating worblers (a pair - lifers for me)

I'm sure a more experienced birder would find even more, and a beginner
birder would find it to be a great, relaxing place to bird.

One note of caution, when I arrived back at my car, the police were there
investing a suspicous car - mine.  Apparently the neighbors aren't used to
birders parking in front of their houses for the park.  No harm was done
though.  :)

Happy birding!
-Renee Grebe
 Alexandria, VA



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