Six birders joined the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia walk at
Meadowood Recreation Area near Lorton, VA, on this lovely and hot morning.
Is it still April?! We walked through the woods from the stable parking
area to the meadow, giving us multiple habitats.
Highlights were a singing Eastern Meadowlark atop a bit tree in the meadow,
a large group of Cedar Waxwings, several Blue Grosbeaks, a Scarlet Tanager,
and Wood Thrushes, 1 heard and 2 seen. First of Year for several of us were
Eastern Wood-Pewees and a Baltimore Oriole. Twenty-two Double-crested
Cormorants flew over in a V formation - not a usual on the Meadowood list.
We enjoyed a rest on the new bench near the pollinator garden honoring Jim
Waggener and the survey crew who have been collecting data on birds,
butterflies, plants and more at Meadowood and Occoquan Bay NWR for many
years. Thanks, Jim!
Meadowood Recreation Area, Fairfax, Virginia, US Apr 30, 2017 7:50 AM -
10:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.4 mile(s)
Comments: ASNV walk
42 species
Double-crested Cormorant 22 Flyover
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 8
Wood Thrush 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 20
Northern Parula 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 9
White-throated Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 11
House Sparrow 4
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36419715
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org
