Hello VA-Birders,
Today was a chilly but pleasant morning at Riverbend Park in Great Falls, with
lots of Red. I arrived at about 6:45 and stayed until about 8 AM. There was
lots of waterfowl activity, the most notable being 5 Redheads feeding with the
many Ring-necked Ducks close to shore. Also notable was one female
Red-breasted Merganser swimming by herself. Causing a stir were two
Red-shouldered Hawks calling to each other incessantly. In contrast, a small
flock of Eastern Bluebirds flew over the river from the Maryland side and
landed in a tree just behind me, a bird that is not a given at Riverbend. The
morning's list follows.
Jay Keller
Arlington
Canada Goose 255
Mallard 25
Redhead 5
Ring-necked Duck 375
Bufflehead 35
Common Merganser 8
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 36
Mourning Dove 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 8
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