FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Monday Morning Bird Walk Huntley Meadows.

["Barbara Perry" <barbaraperry1@xxxxxxx>]

On a very hot and sticky day eight birders wandered their way across the board 
walk and down the run.  We saw 42 species of birds, mostley south of the tower. 
 Two deer in the meadow, red-admiral butterflies and lots of dragonflies. Of 
interest was a green heron eating a small snake, it smashed it on a log before 
eating it. 

Heron, great blue   2
Heron, green    6       
Goose, Canada  17
Mallard            4
Hawk, red-shouldered   1
Killdeer   3
Sandpiper, solitary  2
Sandpiper, spotted   1
Sandpiper, least  4
Dove, mourning  3
Cuckoo, yellow-billed 1
Swift, chimney  2
Hummingbird, ruby-throated  2
Woodpecker, red-bellied  1
Woodpecker, downy  5
Flicker, northern  1
Woodpecker, pileated 1
Flycatcher, Acadian  8
Phoebe, eastern 4
Kingbird, eastern  3
Martin, purple 7
Swallow, tree  2
Swallow, barn  2
Chickadee, Carolina  1
Titmouse, tufted  7
Nuthatch, white-breasted  4
Wren, Carolina  4
Gnatcatcher, blue-grey  1
Bluebird, eastern  1
Robin, American  35
Catbird, Gray  1
Waxwing, Cedar  2
Vireo, white-eyed  1
Vireo, Red-eyed 6
Yellowthroat, common 4
Cardinal, northern  5
Bunting, indigo  2
Sparrow, song  5
Blackbird, red-winged  31
Grackle. common  2
Finch, house 1
Goldfinch, American  13