Birders,
Fifteen hardy souls paid no attention to ominous weather forecasts and ventured
out for the NVBC Banshee Reeks walk on Saturday. We were treated to sightings
of 7 woodpecker species and 7 sparrow species. We had a great time studying a
group of Fox Sparrows, foraging in leaves on the ground and oblivious to us.
Red-headed Woodpeckers put on a stunning show on the bare gray tree trunks near
the beaver dam. A small group visited the Dulles Wetlansds after the walk and
found an amazing (at least, we thought so!) number of 40 Common Snipe feeding
in the mud. The lists follow:
Black Vulture-2
Turkey Vulture-10
Canada Goose-14
Tundra Swan-2
Black Duck-1
Mallard-5
Wood Duck-3
Sharp-shinned Hawk-1
Red-shouldered Hawk-1
Red-tailed Hawk-2
American Kestrel-2
Ring-billed Gull-16
Red-headed Woodpecker-3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-5
Red-bellied Woodpecker-16
Downy Woodpecker-17
Hairy Woodpecker-1
Northern Flicker-2
Pileated Woodpecker-2
Blue Jay-10
American Crow-10
Carolina Chickadee-10
Tufted Titmouse-7
White-breasted Nuthatch-7
Carolina Wren-5
Golden-crowned Kinglet-3
Eastern Bluebird-6
American Robin-80
Northern Mockingbird-2
Starling-100
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1
American Tree Sparrow-11
Field Sparrow-6
Fox Sparrow-12
Song Sparrow-25
Swamp Sparrow-2
White-throated Sparrow-8
White-crowned Sparrow-6
Junco-40
Northern Cardinal-20
Red-winged Blackbird-6
Eastern Meadowlark-6
Common Grackle-1
Brown-headed Cowbird-1
American Goldfinch-7
Dulles Wetlands:
Tundra Swan-4
Ring-billed Gull-2
Common Snipe-40
Hooded Merganser-29
Green-winged Teal-28
Northern Pintail-2
Mallard-5
Common Merganser- 1(female)
Wood Duck-2
American Black Duck-10
Killdeer-5
Red-winged Blackbird-50
Carolina Wren-2
Belted Kingfisher-2
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