I was at Huntley Meadows (Fairfax County) this morning from about 6am to 9am.
60 species total. At 7am I met up with the regularly-scheduled birdwalk. Not
exactly a flood of warblers, but amongst those present, the group tallied
YELLOW-RUMPED, PALM, NORTHERN PARULA, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and OVENBIRD. Other
birds of note included 13 fly-over COMMON LOONS (groups of 11, 2, and one
solo), a raucous group of LAUGHING GULLS (35-40), 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, all 7
woodpeckers (3 adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen cavorting together - has
anyone had a higher count?), and one AMERICAN KESTREL. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
in the main marsh was a bit unusual. A singing HERMIT THRUSH near the
visitor's center was my personal highlight. A complete list of my sightings
with a few rough numbers follows.
common loon (14)
double-crested cormorant (11)
great blue heron (1)
great egret (1)
Canada goose
wood duck (3-5)
mallard
hooded merganser (3 f)
osprey (1)
bald eagle (1 ad)
red-shouldered hawk (heard)
American kestrel (1)
killdeer (2)
greater yellowlegs (1)
pectoral sandpiper (3)
Wilson's snipe (2)
laughing gull (35-40)
ring-billed gull (1)
mourning dove
chimney swift (8-10)
red-headed woodpecker (3 ad)
red-bellied woodpecker
yellow-bellied sapsucker (1)
downy woodpecker
hairy woodpecker (3)
northern flicker
pileated woodpecker (heard)
eastern phoebe (2-3)
blue jay
American crow (<10)
fish crow (1)
tree swallow (5-10)
northern rough-winged swallow (3-5)
barn swallow (3)
Carolina chickadee
tufted titmouse
white-breasted nuthatch
Carolina wren
golden-crowned kinglet
ruby-crowned kinglet
blue-gray gnatcatcher
eastern bluebird
hermit thrush (1)
american robin
northern mockingbird (1)
brown thrasher (1 heard singing from near Kings Highway platform)
European starling
northern parula (1)
yellow-rumped warbler
palm warbler (1)
ovenbird (1 heard along Cedar Trail)
common yellowthroat (1-2)
eastern towhee (1)
white-throated sparrow
swamp sparrow (no song sparrows!)
northern cardinal
rusty blackbird (5-6)
common grackle
brown-headed cowbird
American goldfinch
-Chris French
Oakton,VA
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