We ran the Big Meadows BBS Route Sunday June 17, 2007. This route starts at
the Mary’s Rock Tunnel Overlook and runs down the Rapidan Camp Road towards the
Hoover Camp.
Probably the best bird of the day was the Ruffed Grouse that was seen after the
count was finished so is not included in the count totals.
This count seemed about normal in numbers with good showings of Red eyed
Vireos, Verry, Wood Thursh, Eastern Towhees, Indigo Bunting and good numbers of
Warblers here also. New to the list is Canada Warbler.
Here is the list:
Wild Turkey 1
Red tailed Hawk 1
Yellow billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood Pewee 11
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great crested Flycatcher 4
Yellow throated Vireo 2
Blue headed Vireo 5
Red eyed Vireo 38
American Crow 10
Common Raven 19
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 1
Veery 22
Wood Thrush 22
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 8
Cedar Waxwing 8
Cerulean Warbler 1
Chestnut sided Warbler 5
Black and White Warbler 6
American Redstart 34
Worm eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 24
Hooded Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 15
Eastern Towhee 38
Song Sparrow 1
Dark eyed Junco 13
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose breasted Grosbeak 8
Indigo Bunting 32
Brown headed Cowbird 11
Other birds seen in the park this day but not on the count:
Turkey Vulture
Northern Parula
Ruffed Grouse
Broad winged Hawk
Peregrine
Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
gjkoppel@xxxxxxx
Centreville, VA
