Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls
National Park, which identified 36 species and included 10 participants. The
early morning rain rapidly gave way to a sunny day and nice sightings,
including: a lengthy look at a barred owl alongside the trail; the
incandescence of several flickers and a red-bellied woodpecker feasting
together on poison ivy berries in perfect sunlight; and a resident great blue
heron -- unfazed by observers -- hunting in close proximity and enjoying a
light brunch of fish.
The walk meets at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings, rain or shine, in front of the
snack bar/concession stand of the Great Falls Park visitors' center; it does
not take place, though, during electrical storms, heavy snows, or when the
trails are icy. All birders are welcome!
Canada Goose 59
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 9
Ring-necked Duck 10
Bufflehead 36
Common Merganser 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4 Two pair of Cormorants were observed flying over
the river, upstream from the Park Headquarters.
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 6
Bald Eagle 1 Mature bald eagle was observed in a canopy tree not far from
the Conn Island nest.
Mourning Dove 2
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 15
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 11
Pileated Woodpecker 5
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 9
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 25
Cedar Waxwing 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco 8
White-throated Sparrow 11
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 6
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40884884
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
