FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Pileated Woodpecker pair during Reston Bird Walk, Nov. 5, 2006

["jay hadlock" <jaybirdncarol@xxxxxxx>]

Greetings,

18 people enjoyed a crisp morning walk along a part of the Glade Stream Valley 
Trail, aka "Sapsucker Woods", in Reston. Lore has it this area is named 
"Sapsucker Woods" because it is where the first YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER was 
found during a Reston Winter Bird Count. This was one of the regular walks 
co-sponsored by Reston Association, Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, and 
The Bird Feeder.  

In addition to finding the namesake bird, YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER, the 
following species were noted:

TURKEY VULURE--3
RED TAILED HAWK--1
MOURNING DOVES--5
RED BELLIED WOODPECKER--at least 8
NORTHERN FLICKER--heard

YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER--1
DOWNY WOODPECKER--5
HAIRY WOODPECKER--1
PILEATED WOODPECKER--3  A pair of them entertained us by hanging from the 
branches of a Poison Ivy vine while eating the berries.
BLUE JAY--5

AMERICAN CROW--8
TUFTED TIMOUSE--10
CAROLINA CHICKADEE--12
WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCH--11
CAROLINA WREN--3, and heard a number of others

GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET--3
RUBY CROWNED KINGLET--5
HERMIT THRUSH--3
AMERICAN ROBIN--9 Also enjoying the Poison Ivy berries
YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER--3

SONG SPARROW--1
WHITE THROATED SPARROW--3, and heard several others
DARK EYED JUNCO--8
NORTHERN CARDINAL--7
HOUSE FINCH--1

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH--3

Right after we got back home, we spotted a BROWN CREEPER going up one of the 
trees in our backyard.

Jay and Carol Hadlock
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