Mary Floyd, Gene Keefe, and Mike Ready led a group of eleven observers at
Huntley Meadows Park this morning, August 18, 2003, from 0700 until 0845. It
was a very warm day with calm winds and a clear sunny sky. The morning was
distinguished by the observation of a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
The Red-winged Blackbirds have largely gone; presumably the ripening wild rice
on the Potomac River and the lure of farmer's fields in Loudon, Culpepper and
other Counties was too much to resist. Their return will be welcome.
Number Common Name Comments
15 Ring-billed Gull
1 Mourning Dove
28 Chimney Swift
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
3 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
2 Green Heron
9 Canada Goose
3 Wood Duck
3 Mallard
1 Bufflehead
1 Osprey
1 Bald Eagle
1 Pileated Woodpecker H = Heard, Not Seen
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Acadian Flycatcher H
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Purple Martin
3 Barn Swallow
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
5 Carolina Wren 4H
3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Eastern Bluebird H
1 Gray Catbird
1 White-eyed Vireo
4 Red-eyed Vireo H
1 Common Yellowthroat
4 Scarlet Tanager H
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Indigo Bunting
1 Common Grackle
4 Red-winged Blackbird
5 American Goldfinch
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
Huntley Meadows Park is located south of the Richmond Highway Exit (US Route 1)
of the Capital Beltway approximately 3.5 miles. Turn right at Lockheed
Boulevard and proceed 0.5 miles to the intersection of Harrison Lane and
Lockheed Boulevard where a left turn will reveal the entrance to the Park.
Field trips are scheduled every Monday morning from 0700 to about 0900. All
are welcome. For information about this and other events at the Park, please
call the Park Office at 703-768-2525.
Frederic D. Bogar
Alexandria, Virginia
fbogar-att-cox-dott-net
703-768-3793
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