FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Mason Neck SP 6/3 walk: BALT. ORIOLE, Y-T WARB.

["Jodi Bucknam" <jodibucknam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Birders,

This weekend's bird walk at Mason Neck State Park began with some feelings 
of trepidation.  The weather was windy with rain threatening, and I wondered 
if the birds would all be smarter than us and have taken shelter.  While the 
noise of the wind in the leaves surely drowned out some of the birdsongs, 
several decent species were still heard and/or seen, including a BALTIMORE 
ORIOLE that appeared to be prying bugs out of some pine cones, and a 
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER singing nicely atop a dead snag near the side of the 
trail.  The rain never precipitated either.  Full list follows.

Please note that the next bird walk at MNSP will be Saturday, June 17 at 
9am.  As usual, we will meet at the Visitor Center for a 9am start, and 
conclude in the picnic area at 11.

**There are other special events going on in the park on the 17th that you 
should know about if you want to come to the bird walk.  First off is the 
Virginia State Park's 70th anniversary celebration, in recognition of which 
the normal $4/car parking fee is reduced instead to a 10 cents/person 
admission fee. Yes, that's not a typo!  Then starting at 11 am, the Lions 
Club is hosting a bluegrass festival. There is an additional fee to enter 
the area of the festival, but you may still use the park trails without 
paying that fee.  Please note that because of the bluegrass festival, you 
will be parking in the picnic area instead of near the Visitor Center. 
Questions may be addressed to me at the contact address below.**

Species 6/3/06--

Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose (including 2 goslings)
Wood Duck

Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle

Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Eastern Wood-pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Acadian Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird
Tree Swallow
N. Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush

Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler

Northern Parula
Ovenbird
Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch

Happy birding,

Jodi Bucknam
Park Interpreter
Mason Neck State Park
7301 High Point Rd.
Lorton, VA 22079
703-339-2380
mninterpreter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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