Gentle Readers,
John Perry led a group of four birders this morning, Monday, February 28, 2005,
at Huntley Meadows Park. The weather was cold with overcast skies and calm
winds. A few ducks came to visit the Central Pond and Barnyard Run -- the
first harbingers of Spring.
Number Common Name
1 Great Blue Heron
69 Canada Goose
2 Wood Duck
1 Green-winged Teal
29 Mallard
7 Northern Pintail
6 Gadwall
12 Hooded Merganser
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
7 Killdeer
12 Wilson's Snipe
196 Ring-billed Gull
2 Mourning Dove
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
4 Northern Flicker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
11 American Crow
2 American Robin
2 Carolina Chickadee
5 Tufted Titmouse
3 Carolina Wren
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 American Tree Sparrow
31 Song Sparrow
7 Swamp Sparrow
29 White-throated Sparrow
3 Dark-eyed Junco
15 Northern Cardinal
5 Red-winged Blackbird
Huntley Meadows Park can be reached from the Beltway by driving south on US
Route 1 approximately three miles to Lockheed Boulevard. Turn right on
Lockheed Boulevard and proceed to the intersection of Lockheed and Harrison
Lane. The Park entrance is on the left.
The regularly scheduled Monday Morning Birdwalk is open to all; the group meets
at 0700 in the Visitor's Center Parking Lot.
For information about this and other programs at Huntley Meadows Park, please
call the Staff at 703-768-2525.
Frederic D. Bogar
Park Volunteer
703-768-3793
Alexandria, VA
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