A few of us were able to visit the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project
(with permission) to survey the birds there this morning. Afterwards I joined
a wildflower walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve &, of course, birded
during the walk. Both are in central Loudoun County about 6 miles south of
Leesburg. Incidentally, Banshee Reeks is open to the general public tomorrow
from 8 am to 4 pm.
The highlights at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project (DGWMP) were
at least two VIRGINIA RAILS and one SORA, several species of ducks, the nesting
BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SNIPE, and at least a dozen
SWAMP SPARROWS. The latter were all over the wetlands. The nicest bird at
Banshee was a rather vocal RAVEN.
The complete list: w/the first number being the DGWMP:
Great Blue Heron 2/1
Green Heron 3/0
Turkey Vulture 2/12
Canada Goose 35/several
Wood Duck lots
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon lots
Mallard 12/1
Blue-winged Teal 12
Green-winged Teal lots
Bald Eagle 1 nesting
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0/1
Virginia Rail 2/0
Sora 1/0
Killdeer 6/2
Greater Yellowlegs 3/0
Common Snipe 1
Mourning Dove 2/6
Belted Kingfisher 1/1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/2
Downy Woodpecker 4/2
Pileated Woodpecker 0/1
Eastern Phoebe 0/2
Blue Jay 6/1
Am Crow 1/3
Common Raven 0/1
Tree Swallow 30/10
No. Rough-winged Swallow 6/2
Barn Swallow 1/10
Carolina Chickadee 0/2
Tufted Titmouse 0/2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1/3
Eastern Bluebird 4/4
Am. Robin 2/6
No Mockingbird 2/2
Brown Thrasher 1/1
European Starling 2/8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2/0
Palm Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 0/2
Chipping Sparrow 1/2
Field Sparrow 4/8
Song Sparrow 4/3
Swamp Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco 0/4
No Cardinal 2/4
Red-winged Blackbird 50/5
Brown-headed Cowbird 0/12
Common Grackle 0/6
House Finch 0/5
Am. Goldfinch 12/12
Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, VA
jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx or 540-554-2542
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