Yesterday morning's very cool temperatures-- it was 49 degrees at our
home in St Louis VA just west of Middleburg, Loudoun County at 5:30 AM
was great for running and for summer doldrums birding. This "running"
count covered parts of Wellbourne Rd, Willisville Rd, Bloomfield Rd and
Unison Road in southwestern
Loudoun.
Location: St Louis Virginia Birding Loop
Observation date: 8/13/06
Notes: This count was done while running over a 3.5 hour period
noting birds with a digital recorder. Most birds listed were males
singing so numbers are overall very low. High goldfinch count due to
birds feeding on ripening chickory seed alongside most of the rural
roads covered. Barn swallows counted were large groups perched on power
lines. Singing grasshopper sparrows were perhaps the highlight.
Number of species: 49
Canada Goose 38
Mallard 5
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 23
Mourning Dove 15
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 12
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 14
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 14
Barn Swallow 125
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 14
House Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 12
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 23
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 18
Cedar Waxwing 12
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 10
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 3
Grasshopper Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 18
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 12
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Eastern Meadowlark 7
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 150
House Sparrow 18
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
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