With them nice weather, I decided to walk the canal path this morning. It was
very birdy. In addition to the usual, I noted
Double-crested Cormorant 44 along the river. The shad are running.
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1 pre-adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Chimney Swift 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
White-eyed Vireo 2
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 8 They are back nesting under the rte. 1 bridge.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Brown Thrasher 6
Yellow-rumps 6
LA Waterthrush 1
Common yellowthroat 1 male
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 13
Field Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 36
Dark-eyed Junco 1
N. Carhinals 57
Also had a hummer pass through the yard this afternoon.
Jim Goehring
James E. Goehring
Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
