Birders,
BALD EAGLES were in abundance at the park this weekend. The chill in the
air kept some folks at home and away from the park, but the eagles were out
and vocal. Participants on the weekly bird walk enjoyed several groups of
immatures circling over the bay. We also watched waterfowl on the bay,
allowing the beginning birders in the group to get good solid looks at RUDDY
DUCK and BUFFLEHEAD, and noting the intricacies of differentiating between
LESSER and GREATER SCAUP. We had only LESSER, as could be expected for the
area. A full species list follows below, including a couple extra species
of note seen after the walk officially ended. A HORNED GREBE was spotted,
for example, along with a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.
Please join us for the weekly bird walk every Saturday morning from 9:00 to
11:00am. We meet at the Mason Neck State Park Visitor Center, located at
7301 High Point Rd in Lorton, VA. We'll probably start out scoping the bay
for waterfowl, then we'll hike the Bay View Trail. No reservations are
needed. Please address any questions to me at the email and phone number
listed below.
Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Northern Cardinal
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Good birding,
Jodi Bucknam
Park Interpreter
Mason Neck State Park
7301 High Point Rd.
Lorton, VA 22079
703-339-2380
mninterpreter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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