Twelve birders joined the Monday Morning bird walk at Huntley Meadows on
November 27. It was a cool, misty morning in the 40's with the sun occasionally
peaking through the fog. The highlight of the morning was a juvenile Peregrine
Falcon on a dead tree in Barnyard Run off the informal trail. We watched it for
over a half hour. Finally it took an ineffectual pass at a Green-winged Teal.
The bird had two bands: Green and dark on the left leg with what appeared to be
60 60 and Y; black on the right leg. The group observed a total of 36
species.
Canada Goose 73
Mallard 42
Northern Shoveler 1
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 8
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-Shouldered Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 24
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downey Woodpecker 11
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Crow (sp) 10
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 7
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Tree Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northerner Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 35
American Goldfinch 11
The Monday Morning birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7 AM, is free of charge,
requires no reservation, and is open to all. Birders meet in the parking lot
at the Park's entrance at 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA. For questions
call the Park at (703) 768-2525.
Many thanks to Stuart and Pam Davis for preparing this excellent report.
Harry Glasgow
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
