Preliminary Results for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy's May 12 IMBD Count
While not everyone has reported yet the following includes almost all
the species seen & the highlights based on the preliminary results
from the various teams and counters who spread out across Loudoun
County on May 12. Because we saw so many "nice" birds the highlights
are simply listed in taxonomic order.
The highlights of the 139 species observed were NORTHERN BOBWHITE,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, LAUGHING GULL,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, ALDER FLYCATCHER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE, COMMON RAVEN (at least 15), BROWN CREEPER, GRAY-CHEEKED
THRUSH, AMERICAN PIPIT, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER,
SAVANNAH SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, BLUE
GROSBEAK, BOBOLINK, and PURPLE FINCH. (Birds in bold are either rare
or very uncommon on Loudoun Co Spring Counts.)
139 species were observed:
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher *
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven *
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush *
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
I'd like to thank everyone who participated in last Saturday's count.
Without their assistance the count would not have been successful.
Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, VA
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