A heavy fog blanketed the tops of the trees at Huntley Meadows this morning
obscuring most of the higher areas whence many of the birds described in the
Monday Morning Birdwalk are customarily reported, reducing our species count to
37. Temperatures in the 60s gave us a cool morning in what seems to be
becoming the perpetual summer. Highlights were an Ovenbird lurking around the
feeders at the Visitor Center, 6 hard to spot Wilson's Snipes blending in to
the parched earth near what is left of the standing water at the Beaver Dam,
and what is becoming regular sightings of an American Kestrel hunting near the
Boardwalk.
Canada Goose 13
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Wilson's Snipe 6
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 14
Red-winged Blackbird 150
Rusty Blackbird 2
American Goldfinch 3
The Monday Morning birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7 AM, is free of charge,
requires no reservation, and is open to all. Birders meet in the parking lot
at the Park's entrance at 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA. Readers are
encouraged to visit the Friends of Huntley Meadows Website for detailed Huntley
Meadows birding statistics information.
http://friendsofhuntleymeadows.org/index.html. For questions call the Park ;
during normal business hours at (703) 768-2525.
Harry Glasgow
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
