I walked the Canal Path in Fredericksburg this morning. Had over 60
Double-crested Cormorants at the river for the shad and herring run I assume.
The barn swallows were back at the Route one bridge, and I had FOS Eastern
Kingbird, White-eyed Vireo, Common Yellowthroat, and Orchard Oriole ( a nice
adult male). The full list follows:
DC Cormorant 66
Great Blue Heron 4
Green Heron `1
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 6
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 23
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Sswift 12+
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
E. Phoebe 1
E. Kingbird 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 8
Blue Jay 33 (two large groups flying over)
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 (one singing softly)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 11 (one on nest)
American Robin 17
N. Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
Eur. Starling 12
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 2 males
N. Cardinal 55
E. Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 23
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Common Grackle 36
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 1
Am. Goldfinch 26+
House Sparrow 3
Cheers,
Jim
James E. Goehring
Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
