Natty Abrahams and I went on a bird walk at Huntley Meadows this
Saturday, 12/12/15, and saw some awesome birds. Highlights included
great views of multiple rh woodpeckers and Fox
Sparrows, as well as numerous Green-winged Teal, pintails, and
shovelers very close to shore. We also counted a Winter Wren, Field
Sparrow, and Hermit Thrush. Full checklist below:
47 Canada Goose
9 Gadwall
21 Mallard
22 Northern Shoveler
8 Northern Pintail
17 Green-winged Teal
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Black Vulture
2 Turkey Vulture
2 Mourning Dove
6 Red-headed Woodpecker
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Blue Jay
7 crow sp.
1 Carolina Chickadee
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Winter Wren
2 Carolina Wren
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Field Sparrow
4 Fox Sparrow
11 White-throated Sparrow
12 Song Sparrow
5 Red-winged Blackbird
Good birding,
~Sam Simon
