Birders,
In my ongoing quest to record the arrival of the Yellow-breasted Chats to the
W&OD Bike Trail at Clark's Crossing in Vienna, I had a wonderful
morning..albeit sans YBC's. Sightings included 3 White-eyed Vireos, singing
lustily...one in the same spot as last week in the wooded edge along the soccer
field; 2 adult male Orchard Orioles; a pair of wet Purple Finches drying out,
shaking, and preening together on a branch above my head; masses of
White-throated Sparrows; Common Yellowthroats popping up all along the trail;
and in the grassy field of the equestrian area amidst the horse jumps, 6
Northern Flickers probing the ground, a pair of Brown Thrashers, and a pair of
gorgeous Eastern Towhees. List follows:
Great Blue Heron- 3 (flying over)
Canada Goose-6
Mallard-9 (5 flying over)
Turkey Vulture-7
Red-shouldered Hawk-1
Sharp-shinned Hawk-1
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker-8
Red-bellied Woodpecker-3
Hairy Woodpecker-1
Downy Woodpecker-1
Pileated Woodpecker-1
White-eyed Vireo-3
Tree Swallow-2
Tufted Titmouse-many
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren-4
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher-12+
Eastern Bluebird-3
American Robin-2
Northern Mockingbird-5
Brown Thrasher-2
Northern Parula-1
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1
Common Yellowthroat-6 (at least!)
Prairie Warbler-4 (heard but not seen, as usual)
Eastern Towhee-8
Field Sparrow-1
Swamp Sparrow-1
Chipping Sparrow-2 (more last week)
Song Sparrow-3
White-throated Sparrow-40+
Northern Cardinal-everywhere
Red-winged Blackbird-2
Orchard Oriole-2
Purple Finch-2
American Goldfinch-masses
House Sparrow
American Crow
Linda Millington
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