Stalwarts of the Great Falls group were joined by three new birders to
identify 33 species. The morning was overcast and it was a slow day. We
found
both spring beauties and skunk cabbage blooming. The walk leaves the
courtyard of the visitor's center every Sunday at 8:00 am and all are welcome.
--
Marshall Rawson, McLean
Canada Goose 40
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 19
Ring-necked Duck 25
Bufflehead 6
Common Merganser 5
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 10
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 35
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 12
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 10
European Starling 12
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 14
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 4
