From: "Harry & Melitta Glasgow" <aglasgow@xxxxxxx>
To: "Listserv" <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:37:39 -0400
The 9 birders on this morning's Huntley Meadows walk celebrated the 98th
anniversary of the birth of Roger Tory Peterson by spotting 44 species. The
highlight was what seems to be the first sighting at Huntley of an Upland
Sandpiper. We counted 211 Laughing Gulls and spotted an American Redstart.
Canada Goose 29
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Upland Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 8
Wilson's Snipe 2
Laughing Gull 211
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Tree Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 3
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 5
American Goldfinch 4
The Monday Morning birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7 AM, is free of charge,
requires no reservation, and is open to all. Birders meet in the parking lot
at the Park's entrance at 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA. For questions
call the Park at (703) 768-2525.
Harry Glasgow
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
