Eight people participated in the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy's regular monthly
(every 4th Saturday) bird walk at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental
Stewardship in northwestern Loudoun County this morning. The walk was led by
John Drummond. The highlights of the 64 bird species seen were 2 CERULEAN
WARBLERS (we had great views of one of them, a very fresh-looking male)and 2
very vocal GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS (the first of the year for most of us). Other
highlights, primarily because they were first of the year, were EASTERN
KINGBIRD, RED-EYED VIREO, 3 NORTHERN PARULAS, a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, an
AMERICAN REDSTART, an OVENBIRD, and 3 SCARLET TANAGERS. We had a total of four
vireo species, 12 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and at least 25 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.
The latter were singing everywhere and frequently arguing over territory. We
didn't have a single hawk during the walk itself but had five species while
tallying near the Visitor Center. We walked in to Gordon Pond from Arnold Road.
Double-crested Cormorant 19
Great Blue Heron 3
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 15
Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 2
Rock Pigeon 11
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 50
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 25
Eastern Bluebird 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 25
Northern Parula 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Cerulean Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Ovenbird 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Eastern Towhee 12
Chipping Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 12
Grasshopper Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Eastern Meadowlark 6
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
House Finch 4
Am Goldfinch 20
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
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