What a gorgeous and birdy day! Robert Hindle and I spent the morning
reviewing Wakefield Park, Annandale, Va. Several reasonably 'good' birds, and
very
large numbers, but the stand-out was a late Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher - busy
feeding in overgrown grass/shrubs and in beautiful condition.
Canada Goose
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker'
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing (200++)
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow (100+)
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird (just one, among the Red-wings; quite the most rusty example
I have ever seen)
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Stephen Eccles
