Ten people participated in the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy's bird walk at the
Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in northwestern Loudoun County
this morning. John Drummond led the walk. The birds were not very active with
temperatures below freezing (in the low 20's at first) and rather overcast
until about 10:00 a.m.
The highlights of the 38 bird species seen included an Eastern Phoebe, a couple
of Winter Wrens, and an American Tree Sparrow. Also found was a raccoon tucked
into a rather large hole that briefly woke when we put the scope on him but
quickly returned to his sleep. We walked the fields around the Visitor Center
and part of the Farmstead Loop.
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 25+
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 6
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 12
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 25
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 32
Am Tree Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 25
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 20
Northern Cardinal 6
House Finch 15
Am Goldfinch 50
Information on the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship can be found
at http://www.blueridgecenter.org/directions.html. Information on the Loudoun ;
Wildlife Conservancy can be found at www.loudounwildlife.org.
Joe Coleman
