It was a dreary, drizzling morning today. Clearly what I needed was 2
hours standing around outdoors before going to work.
Highlights: 4 species of sparrow, and 2 wild turkeys. Sparrows were all
in a small area at the corner (T-intersection) between the one-way and
two-way roads at Chinn Ridge. The area was crawling with Chipping
Sparrows, but the others were quite visible too. It would have been
interesting to compare this spot, with "Sparrow Alley" elsewhere in the
Park, but I didn't get to that today. Turkeys were on the first part of
the 1-way Chinn Ridge road. Note: no designated parking is available on
this road, but it is a very secluded and safe road for driving very,
very slowly. The car makes a great "blind". I got a fantastic look at
the turkeys that way.
I hit the NY Monuments area (stream, bridge, nearby woods, field) at
Manassas Battlefield Park, followed by a drive and stroll on the one-way
and two-way roads at Chinn Ridge. Most of the list below appeared at
Chinn Ridge, not at the Monuments, which were pretty quiet.
BTW, no Swainson's Thrushes today. <(;-o)
- Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA
Species list (24 total):
Canada Goose
(probable Northern Harrier, not a good enough glimpse to be sure)
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Wild Turkey
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Cardinal
American Robin
American Crow
(no Fish today, funny because I have been hearing Fish all over
Chantilly/Centreville/Fairfax for the past month)
Blue Jay
Eastern Bluebird
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler (songs only, no sightings)
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
European Starling
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