Six birders walked the Farmstead Loop trail at the Blue Ridge Center for
Environmental Stewardship (incipient state park) this morning in mostly
drizzling rain and chilly temps. We had good activity for the first hour,
then things quieted as the rain socked in. Three of the species
(Blue-winged Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and Baltimore Oriole) were my
personal earliest FOSs for these species in Loudoun Co. in the 20 years
I've been keeping track. Other highlights were a Barred Owl flying through
the woods, many singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a singing and seen Northern
Waterthrush, and FOS Prairie Warbler.
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron - flyover
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
No. Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Car. Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Car. Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - several singing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Am. Robin
No. Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Eur. Starling
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
No. Waterthrush
La. Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
No. Cardinal
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Mary Ann Good
