As I was on the boardwalk almost an hour and a half before the rest of the
Monday morning group, I've got a few extra species to add to Fred's previous
post, and one correction - I believe the broadwing reported by Fred should have
been a red-shouldered. The loon was the first fly-over I've seen this month.
The next 4-5 weeks typically bring good numbers over Huntley on the morning
walks, weather permitting (I've had days of more than 100 on several
occasions). Spring peepers were out in force. Not entirely convincing, but
Spring put on a decent effor this morning... we're getting closer.
green-winged teal (4 pairs)
northern pintail (1 pair)
1 ad. red-tailed hawk
1 snipe
numerous starlings
several bluebirds
Chris French
Oakton, VA
bonxie@xxxxxxx
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Gentle Readers,
Tree Swallows appeared at Huntley Meadows Park this morning, 3/21/2005, when
Sy
Fishbein and Chris French led the Monday Morning Birdwalk. It was a cool,
partially cloudy, day with calm winds from 0730 to 0930 this morning. The
House Finch appeared at the feeder at the Visitor's Center.
46 Canada Goose
1 American Black Duck
31 Mallard
4 Hooded Merganser
1 Common Loon
4 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Black Vulture
3 Turkey Vulture
2 Bald Eagle
1 Coopers Hawk
1 Broad-winged Hawk
2 Killdeer
96 Ring-billed Gull
4 Herring Gull
1 Rock Pigeon
10 Mourning Dove
2 Red-headed Woodpecker
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
2 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Blue Jay
40 American Crow
10 Fish Crow
8 Tree Swallow
4 Carolina Chickadee
5 Tufted Titmouse
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
3 American Robin
1 Northern Mockingbird
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Fox Sparrow
26 Song Sparrow
5 Swamp Sparrow
10 White-throated Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco
6 Northern Cardinal
56 Red-winged Blackbird
30 Rusty Blackbird
3 Common Grackle
1 House Finch
35 American Goldfinch
Huntley Meadows Park can be reached from the Beltway by driving south on US
Route 1 approximately three miles to Lockheed Boulevard. Turn right on
Lockheed
Boulevard and proceed to the intersection of Lockheed and Harrison Lane. The
Park entrance is on the left.
The regularly scheduled Monday Morning Birdwalk is open to all; the group
meets
at 0700 in the Visitor's Center Parking Lot.
For information about this and other programs at Huntley Meadows Park, please
call the Staff at 703-768-2525.
Frederic D. Bogar
Park Volunteer
703-768-3793
Alexandria, VA
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