Ten people participated in this morning's walk at the 900 acre BRCES in
northwestern Loudoun County. John Drummond led the walk which found 56
species. The highlights of the walk included one Red-breasted Nuthatch, one
White-throated Sparrow, two Swamp Sparrows,10 warbler species (including
Tennessee, Nashville & Blackburnian), five White-eyed Vireos, and at least ten
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. First we did a loop which included the edge of the
field at the end of Sawmill Rd and Sweet Run, then we did a loop from Arnold
Road and along Piney Run and then we tallied at the Visitor Center and saw:
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 11
Turkey Vulture 6
Canada Goose 50+
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 35
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 5
Eastern Phoebe 5
White-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 100+
American Crow 25+
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 10
House Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 17
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 100+
Cedar Waxwing 50+
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 6
Black-throated Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 10
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 12
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10
Indigo Bunting 25+
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 15
American Goldfinch 25
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
