[va-bird] Singing in the rain at Banshee Reeks, Sat., 3/16

Taking advantage of a rare opportunity to bird Banshee Reeks Park (in Loudoun 
County) alone, I tried out some less-frequested paths. Hanging in there through 
5 hours of on-and-off light rain paid off with some nice sightings:  

a pair of Hooded Mergansers on the pond, 
a female N. Harrier sweeping low over the field, 
6-8 E. Phoebes, 
a Brown Creeper, 
my first E. Towhee of the spring, singing, 
2 Fox Sparrows, also singing (never heard before), 
2 Swamp Sparrows, 
and a Rusty Blackbird--yes, singing (another song I'd never heard).

There were also 2 Great Blue Herons, an A. Kestrel, a Red-Headed Woodpecker, a 
Pileated Woodpecker, a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, many N. Flickers, a dozen 
Yellow-Rumped Warblers, and many singing E. Meadowlarks, in addition to the 
usual suspects.

Back at home I happened to spy our resident Red-Shouldered Hawk giving away the 
location of his new nest.

Mary Ann Good

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