Gentle Readers,
Two American Bittern and gobs (18) of Green Heron were seen when Mary Floyd and
Gene Keefe led a group of thirteen other birders this morning, August 9, 2004,
at Huntley Meadows Park. The weather was near perfect -- sunny skies , warm,
with calm winds. The Fall migration continues; there were eight Least
Sandpipers doing their synchronized flying routines over the Central Pond. The
Red-winged Blackbirds have largely disappeared presumably to seek grain in the
farmer's fields and wild rice along the banks of Virginia's streams.
Number Common Name
2 American Bittern
3 Great Blue Heron
2 Great Egret
18 Green Heron
14 Canada Goose
7 Mallard
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
8 Least Sandpiper
5 Mourning Dove
4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1 Barred Owl
12 Chimney Swift
3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Belted Kingfisher
7 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
4 Northern Flicker
1 Acadian Flycatcher
3 Eastern Phoebe
2 Great Crested Flycatcher
3 Eastern Kingbird
4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
21 Barn Swallow
2 American Crow
6 Carolina Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
6 Carolina Wren
15 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 Eastern Bluebird
8 American Robin
15 Gray Catbird
1 Northern Mockingbird
1 Brown Thrasher
6 Cedar Waxwing
1 White-eyed Vireo
11 Red-eyed Vireo
20 Common Yellowthroat
2 Scarlet Tanager
6 Northern Cardinal
3 Indigo Bunting
2 Song Sparrow
6 Common Grackle
8 Red-winged Blackbird
14 American Goldfinch
Huntley Meadows Park can be reached from the Beltway by driving south on US
Route 1 approximately three miles to Lockheed Boulevard. Turn right on
Lockheed Boulevard and proceed to the intersection of Lockheed and Harrison
Lane. The Park entrance is on the left.
The regularly scheduled Monday Morning Birdwalk is open to all; the group meets
at 0700 in the Visitor's Center Parking Lot.
For information about this and other programs at Huntley Meadows Park, please
call the Staff at 703-768-2525.
Frederic D. Bogar
Park Volunteer
703-768-3793
Alexandria, VA
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