17 birders enjoyed the springlike morning at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
in central Loudoun Co., led by Laura Weidner, Andy Rabin, and Mary Ann Good.
Amazingly, one of the most numerous birds we saw were Fox Sparrows-we
estimated 30, many singing their sweet song. Also newly returned were 6
Tree Swallows, and we found 5 E. Phoebes.
A couple people stopping by the Dulles Wetlands before and after found the
birds after the slash (where there is one). Here is the complete list:
(total 52 species)
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 8
Canada Goose 10 / 25
Wood Duck 0 / 12
Gadwall 0 / 20
Am. Widgeon 0 / 8
Mallard 0 / 6
Green-Winged Teal 0 / 12
Common Merganser 15 (on Goose Creek)
Bald Eagle 3 (2 adult, 1 juv.) / 1 (none on the nest at the Dulles
Wetlands)
No. Harrier 1
Red-Shouldered Hawk 4 / 2
Red-Tailed Hawk 8
Am. Kestrel 1
Am. Coot 0 / 6
Ring-Billed Gull 100
Herring Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 12
Red-Bellied Woodpecker 6
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker 4
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 2
No. Flicker 0 / 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue Jay 14
Am. Crow 10
Fish Crow 7 / 8
Tree Swallow 6
Car. Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-Breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-Crowned Kinglet 3 / 1
E. Bluebird 20 / 4
Am. Robin 80
No. Mockingbird 3
Eur. Starling 100
Yellow-Rumped Warbler 1
E. Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 8 (many singing)
Fox Sparrow 30 (many singing)
Song Sparrow 20
White-Throated Sparrow 7
Dark-Eyed Junco 60
No. Cardinal 10
Red-Winged Blackbird 15
E. Meadowlark 3 (singing)
C. Grackle 10
Brown-Headed Cowbird 20
Am. Goldfinch 15
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