Birders,
Boy, am I late posting last week's bird walk tally! Whoops. Anyway...
Eight birders joined me at the park last Saturday morning for the weekly
bird walk. The birders were from a wider geographic range than I usually
see: Jean and Steve were displaced from New Orleans, while Joe, Ute, and
their children (Christopher, Nick, and Ben) drove all the way out from
Winchester, VA. Jake, I didn't catch your location of origin. It was great
to have a wide dispersal of ages as well-- I always like to encourage
budding birders.
We had a decent range of species on our walk, starting at the Visitor Center
and heading over to the picnic area and Bay View Trail. We spent quite a
while at the picnic area, watching waterfowl on the bay. We also lingered
in the marsh along Bay View. Highlights of the morning included
RED-BREASTED and COMMON MERGANSERS; GREATER YELLOWLEGS; WOOD DUCK flyovers;
BALD EAGLE and OSPREY. Full species list follows.
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Greater Yellowlegs
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Crow sp.
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Juco
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch (at the V.C. feeder; presumably the same male, female, female
trio seen there over the last several days)
American Goldfinch
The bird walks will continue to be on Saturday mornings from 9 to 11am
during the month of April. We meet at the Visitor Center and then hike the
one-mile Bay View Trail. If time allows (it rarely does) we may also check
out Wilson Spring Trail. Please note the $4/car parking fee; otherwise the
program is free.
Please direct any questions to me at the email or phone number listed below.
Good birding,
Jodi Bucknam
Park Interpreter
Mason Neck State Park
7301 High Point Rd.
Lorton, VA 22079
703-339-2380
mninterpreter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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