Gerry Hawkins, Nick Nichols, and John and Steve Small joined me today for
the Annandale portion of the DC CBC today. Although historically not as
birdy as some areas along the Potomac, we were pleasantly surprised.
Perhaps the best bird of the day was a Merlin perched along Holmes Run west
of Sleepy Hollow Road. We also found a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker along Holmes
Run, 4 male Eastern Towhees foraging together at Mason District Park, and a
Winter Wren practically in my back yard. I got back from trying to locate
the crows roost (it seems to shift so often). I ran into Bill Hohenstein at
Green Spring Gardens during a decent rain and he reported no evidence of a
roost in Annandale. I found it along Beauregard Street north of Seminary
Lane with about 3,000 birds. More may have been coming in when I left. Here
are today's total if there is any interest. Totals include birds reported by
two feeder watchers.
Canada Goose 27
Ring-billed Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 16
Mourning Dove 76
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 16
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 13
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 1500
Fish Crow 15
Crow sp. 1500
Carolina Chickadee 39
Tufted Titmouse 30
White-breasted Nuthatch 23
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 27
American Robin 56
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 155
Cedar Waxwing 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 4
Song Sparrow 27
White-throated Sparrow 64
Dark-eyed Junco 14
Northern Cardinal 57
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 51
Larry Cartwright
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