We ran our second BBS route in Shenandoah NP today, 6/18/05. This route
starts at the Mary's Rock Tunnel overlook, down to Big Meadows and finishes
along the road to the Rapidan Camp, also known as Herbert Hoover's Hideaway.
We added Song Sparrow to the list for the new bird. Following is our list
with numbers seen:
Broad winged Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 5
Black billed Cuckoo 1
Yellow billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 7
Eastern Wood Pewee 9
Acadian Flycatcher 5
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great crested Flycatcher 5
Blue headed Vireo 5
Red eyed Vireo 26
American Crow 15
Common Raven 11
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
White breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 2
Veery 24
Wood Thrush 16
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 11
Brown Thrasher 3
Cedar Waxwing 5
Chestnut sided Warbler 3
Northern Parula 1
Black and White Warbler 2
American Redstart 26
Worm eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 20
Hooded Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 10
Eastern Towhee 38
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1 (new to list)
Dark eyed Junco 13
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 19
Brown headed Cowbird 10
American Goldfinch 1
Also seen were another Black Bear with 2 Cubs, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail,
Zebra Swallowtail, Cabbage White, Spring Azure, Clouded Sulphur, and our
first Monarch of the year.
Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
gjkoppel@xxxxxxx
Centreville, VA 20120-2901
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