VA-Birders,
Thanks to the Knight's earlier report, I also was able to view the WILSON'S
PHALAROPE at Huntley Meadows late this afternoon. It was frenetically hunting
in the shallow water loosely associating with some DUNLIN just off the loop
trail in the middle of the marsh. Other highlights include a BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO that flew across the marsh and a couple of ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS in the
woods. My list is below.
Also of note, while helping with a BBS survey at Dyke Marsh, Fairfax County
this morning, Larry Cartwright and I distinctly heard a very late WINTER WREN
singing about 100 yards north of the bend in Haul Road, as well as a late
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW seen foraging in the middle of the path.
Finally, I just returned from two weeks in the Chaco region of Paraguay in
South America, where I was able to add 69 life birds to my list and a total of
155 species. If anyone is interested in seeing my detailed Excel report with
species and locations, please e-mail me offline.
Jay Keller
HUNTLEY MEADOWS
Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 16
Hooded Merganser 3
Great Blue Heron 8
Great Egret 5
Green Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 12
Dunlin 5
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Mourning Dove 8
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 7
Cedar Waxwing 9
Yellow Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 5
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