Please forgive the tardiness of this report. A result of an overburdened
schedule. Fourteen birders participated in the Huntley Meadows Monday Morning
walk. We tallied 56 species, with sitings of an osprey gathering nesting
material, 7 Wilson's snipe, several shorebirds, and a large flock of Rusty
Blackbirds as highlights of the morning. The weather was cool, sunny and calm.
Pied-Bill Grebe - 2
Great Blue Heron - 6
Canada Goose - 25
Wood Duck - 10
Green-Winged Teal - 15
Mallard - 10
Blue-Winged Teal - 6
Hooded Merganser - 2
Osprey -1
Red-Shouldered Hawk - 1
American Coot - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1
Solitary Sandpiper - 3
Wilson's Snipe - 7
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Rock Dove - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Barred Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 4
Northern Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Tree Swallow - 20
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2
Blue Jay - 3
American Crow - 2
Fish Crow - 20
Carolina Chickadee - 15
Tufted Titmouse - 6
White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
Golden Crowned Kinglet - 1
Ruby Crowned Kinglet - 3
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher - 15
Eastern Bluebird - 4
Hermit Thrush - 2
American Robin - 20
Northern Mockingbird - 2
European Starling - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3
Palm Warbler - 12
Northern Cardinal - 11
Eastern Towhee - 2
Field Sparrow - 3
Song Sparrow - 8
Swamp Sparrow - 20+
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 35+
Rusty Blackbird - 40
Common Grackle - 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2
American Goldfinch - 15
The Monday Morning Huntley Meadows birdwalk is free of charge, open to all,
and requires no reservation. The walk begins at 7 AM, and ends around 9:30 or
10. Huntley Meadows is a Fairfax County Park located at 3701 Lockheed Blvd,
Alexandria, VA.
Harry Glasgow
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
