Four of us, Joe Coleman, Bruce Hill, Andy Rabin, and myself, had special
permission to enter the wetlands for a survey Saturday morning. Highlights
were frequent appearances of a Bald Eagle, 2 Virginia Rails, a Northern
Bobwhite calling throughout the morning (rare these days in Loudoun County),
several Willow Flycatchers, and a singing Blue Grosbeak (they also nested there
last year).
Here's the complete list:
Great Blue Heron - 4
Great Egret - 1
Green Heron - 4
Black Vulture - 4
Turkey Vulture - 1
Canada Goose - 10-15 plus several young
Wood Duck - 25+ adults plus a zillion young
Mallard - 15-20 plus young
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Bobwhite
Killdeer - 15-20
Greater Yellowlegs - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3
Mourning Dove - 4
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift - 20
Kingfisher
Red-Bellied Woodpecker - 2
Eastern Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher - 6
Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird - 2
White-Eyed Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow - 20
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow - 10
Barn Swallow - 12
Carolina Chickadee
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren - 2
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Wood Thrush
Robin
Catbird - 6
Mockingbird - 3
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing - 2
Yellow Warbler - 4
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Yellowthroat - 8
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow - 2
Song Sparrow - 10
Cardinal - 5
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting - 5
Red-Winged Blackbird - the most numerous bird there - 50?
Meadowlark - flyover
Common Grackle - 20
Orchard Oriole - 6, including 2 nests
Baltimore Oriole - 2
House Finch
Goldfinch - 10
61 species
Mary Ann Good
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