In spite of a pretty decent rain, ten people participated in this morning's
walk at the 900 acre BRCES in northwestern Loudoun County. Kurt Gaskill
assisted in leading the walk which found 45 species. The highlight of the walk
were excellent views of a Least Flycatcher, a few warblers, and four Bobolinks
(HY birds w/rich buff-yellow throats). Kurt also saw a Magnolia Warbler, a
Canada Warbler, and another Least Flycatcher in the same area as the Least
during a short visit before the walk. First we walked the fields near the
Visitor Center and then we visited the field at the end of Sawmill Rd (the most
productive area). All these fields looked like they would be great for
sparrows when they come through.
We saw
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Peewee 5
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 7
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 150
Cedar Waxwing 35
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Canada Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Field Sparrow 4
Grasshopper Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 55
Bobolink 4
Am Goldfinch 8
Information on the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship can be found
at http://www.blueridgecenter.org/directions.html. Information on the Loudoun ;
Wildlife Conservancy
can be found at www.loudounwildlife.org.
Joe Coleman