FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Oct 5 River Bend CT Warb, migrants

["Phil Kenny" <philkenny1@xxxxxxx>]

My afternoon foray to River Bend Park (Fairfax Co. next to Great Falls
NP) was rewarded with great views of my lifer Connecticut Warbler! I was
at the park from 3:00 to 4:30 this afternoon. There was one wave of
warblers near the nature center with Amer. Redstart and TN Warblers, and
others I couldn?t quite catch up with. In the meadow I found a Ruby
Crowned Kinglet in the trees under the wires sallying for bugs and
hovering about. There was also a yellowish Scarlet Tanager with a
mouthful of bug, eyeing me as much as I was watching her. The highlight
was the COWA. After I walked the loop around the meadow and was heading
out I flushed a couple of birds out in front of me along the hedge under
the wires. At first I thought they were sparrows, but I was very
pleasantly surprised to see lots of yellow, gray head and a complete
white eye-ring. I got great looks as he took his time in the warmth of
the afternoon sun to work the hedge row in front of me. I never did see
who his partner was. River Bend is a wonderful place to bird. I always
enjoy my outings there and would highly recommend it to anyone. There
were a few Indigo Buntings, also, and a flock of hundreds of Grackles.
Complete list follows. 
Phil
Phil Kenny 
1731 Killarney Court 
Vienna, VA 22182-2133 
philkenny1@xxxxxxx 
DC Corm. 3
Ring-billed 1
MODO 1
Red-bellied 2
Downy 6
NO Flicker 4
Pileated 1
BLJA 12
AMCR 6
CACH 6
ETTI 4
WBNut 2
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 1
Gray CB 2
TN Warb. 1
AM Redstart 1
Conn. Warb. 1
SCTA 1
SOSP 1
NOCA 6 (including a fledgling begging from parents. Shouldn?t he be in
school by this time of year!?)
Indigo Bunting 4 (3HY and a blue tailed female)
COGR 200++
 
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