Birders,
Yesterday's bird walk was chilly but rewarding. Three of us spotted the
first-of-season YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and first-of-season WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW, as well as other birds of interest like a VEERY and more
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS than we could stand, just about. Species list
follows.
**Important scheduling note: There will be NO BIRD WALK OCTOBER 21, due to
the Old-fashioned Harvest Festival in the park that day. The guided bird
walks will resume the following week, October 28. We meet at the Visitor
Center for a 9am start, take the Bay View Trail through a tidal freshwater
marsh and deciduous forest, and conclude in the picnic area at 11am. All
are welcome to join us, and reservations are not required. Please address
any questions to me at the address listed below.
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Forster's Tern
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (FOS)
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (FOS)
Good birding,
Jodi Bucknam
Park Interpreter
Mason Neck State Park (in Fairfax County)
7301 High Point Rd.
Lorton, VA 22079
703-339-2380
mninterpreter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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