Good morning,
About 62 species at Huntley Meadows Park (Fairfax County) this morning. New
arrivals (for me) included GREEN HERON (flushed thanks to a collosal sneeze on
my part), GC FLYCATCHER, RED, WHITE (and BLUE) VIREOS, WOOD THRUSH, SCARLET
TANAGER, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. Warblers were limited to COMMON YELLOWTHROAT,
YELLOW RUMPS, OVENBIRDS, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and NORTHERN PARULA. The place
was absolutely thick with WHITE-THROATED and SWAMP SPARROWs. RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
continue, and I enjoyed watching a group of 4 SAVANNAH SPARROWS running about
in the now grassy areas of the central marsh.
I noted one gosling and a stay-at-home HOODED MERGANSER mom with 8 merglets (I
think ducklings is the correct term, actually).
Here's the list:
common loon (1 flyover)
double-crested cormorant (flyovers)
great blue heron
great egret
green heron
Canada goose
wood duck
mallard
hooded merganser
osprey
red-shouldered hawk
killdeer
greater yellowlegs
solitary sandpiper
ring-billed gull
mourning dove
chimney swift
red-headed woodpecker
red-bellied woodpecker
downy woodpecker
hairy woodpecker
northern flicker
pileated woodpecker
eastern phoebe
great crested flycatcher
white-eyed vireo
blue-headed vireo
red-eyed vireo
blue jay
American crow
fish crow
tree swallow
barn swallow
Carolina chickadee
tufted titmouse
white-breasted nuthatch
Carolina wren
ruby-crowned kinglet
blue-gray gnatcatcher
eastern bluebird
hermit thrush
wood thrush
american robin
brown thrasher
European starling
northern parula
yellow-rumped warbler
black-throated green warbler
ovenbird
northern waterthrush
common yellowthroat
scarlet tanager
eastern towhee
savannah sparrow
white-throated sparrow
northern cardinal
red-winged blackbird
rusty blackbird
common grackle
brown-headed cowbird
orchard oriole
American goldfinch
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