FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Fort C.F. Smith Park, Arlington, Saturday, July 3

[VBKitchens@xxxxxxx]

VA Birders,

    Not wanting to get caught up in holiday traffic, I spent this morning at 
Fort Smith Park here in Arlington.  In just over 3 hours, I counted 31 species 
of birds, including 14 that came to our Bird Stream.  Most notable among 
those 14 were Eastern Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, and Orchard Oriole.  Another 
bird, 
an immature Baltimore Oriole, seemed to be checking out the stream but didn't 
come down while I was there.  The morning's list also included 2 Killdeer 
flying over, a Great Crested Flycatcher (which was still calling), and an 
Eastern 
Kingbird which came out of nowhere to chase a Red-shouldered Hawk.  The hawk, 
an immature, had one leg hanging down, which I suspect may have been injured.

Val Kitchens
Arlington, VA
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