Hello VA-Birders,
I spent some time this morning at three locations at Manassas Battlefield Park.
Several others were present at NY Monuments, and when the show died there,
some of us went to the "Deep Cut" area followed by the "Defunct Shopping
Center" location. The overcast conditions made for interesting birding
conditions. Many migrants were present, but the backlighting made it difficult
on lots of occasions to properly ID them, so many went through without being
ID'd.
Highlights were a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO flying overhead at the shopping center
making a sound only a cuckoo could make, at least 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES
(probably more) at NY Monuments and Deep Cut, singing PINE WARBLERS and a
singing BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at Deep Cut. These were among the 13
warbler species noted. There was a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER calling before
sunrise at NY Monuments, which seems late for this species if I am not
mistaken.
I should mention that others saw additional species that I did not see, so they
are not part of my list. One of these is a PHILADELPHIA VIREO at NY Mouments.
Below is my complete list for all three locations (65 spp):
Jay Keller,
Arlington
Canada Goose 22
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 26
Turkey Vulture 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Rock Pigeon 12
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 26
American Crow 33
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 7
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 17
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 25
Cedar Waxwing 10
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 3
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Pine Warbler 3
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 26
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