In October 2001, the Bureau of Land Management took ownership of 800
acres of the former Meadowood Farm, located on Mason Neck in Lorton Virginia.
Blm is currently developing alternatives for the management of the farm,
which has about two hundred acres of open land which was used for growing hay
and pastureland to support the horse boarding business of the farm. The
remainder of the farm is forested with hilly terrain. There are streams,
three ponds and some wetland acreage. BLM hopes to be able to open the area
to the public sometime in the fall of this year.
A number of birders are serving as volunteers counting birds on the
farm to assist BLM in gathering data on existing natural resources on
Meadowood. We
hold a count every Tuesday morning. If you would be interested in helping,
or would like information about the property, I would be happy to talk with
you (phone703 339-6671) or answer email questions ( cmcr8on@xxxxxxx). BLM
acquisition of Meadowood has increased public ownership on the Mason Neck
penninsula to 6300 of the approximately 9000 acres. The other public owners
are USFWS (Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge),the state of Virginia (Mason
Neck State Park and Gunston Hall Plantation) and the Fairfax County Regional
Park Authority (Pohick Bay Regional Park).
Birds observed on the property in a limited number of surveys sporadically
conducted since 1998 are listed below.
RED-THROATED LOON BARRED OWL
COMMON LOON CHIMNEY SWIFT
DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT BELTED KINGFISHER
GREAT BLUE HERON RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
GREAT EGRET YELLOW BELLIED
SAPSUCKER
BLACK VULTURE DOWNY WOODPECKER
TURKEY VULTURE HAIRY WOODPECKER
CANADA GOOSE NORTHERN FLICKER
TUNDRA SWAN PILEATED WOODPECKER
WOOD DUCK EASTERN WOOD PEWEE
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK EASTERN PHOEBE
MALLARD ACADIAN
FLYCATCHER
NORTHERN PINTAIL GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER
CANVASBACK EASTERN KINGBIRD
REDHEAD WHITE-EYED VIREO
RING-NECKED SCAUP RED-EYED VIREO
BUFFLEHEAD BLUE JAY
COMMON GOLDENEYE AMERICAN CROW
HOODED MERGANSER FISH CROW
COMMON MERGANSER PURPLE MARTIN
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER TREE SWALLOW
RUDDY DUCK NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SW.
OSPREY BALD EAGLE BARN SWALLOW
NORTHERN HARRIER CAROLINA CHICKADEE
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK TUFTED TITMOUSE
COOPER'S HAWK WHITE-BREASTED
NUTHATCH
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK BROWN CREEPER
BROAD-WINGED HAWK CAROLINA WREN
RED-TAILED HAWK WINTER WREN
AMERICAN KESTREL GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
WILD TURKEY RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET
KILLDEER BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHER
WILLET EASTERN
BLUEBIRD
SPOTTED SANDPIPER VEERY
AMERICAN WOODCOCK SWAINSON'S THRUSH
BONAPARTE'S GULL HERMIT THRUSH
RING-BILLED GULL WOOD THRUSH
HERRING GULL AMERICAN ROBIN
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL GRAY CATBIRD
FORSTER'S TERN NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD
ROCK DOVE BROWN THRASHER
MOURNING DOVE EUROPEAN STARLING
GREAT HORNED GULL AMERICAN PIPIT
CEDAR WAX WING SCARLET
TANAGER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER NORTHERN CARDINAL
NORTHERN PARULA BLUE GROSSBEAK
YELLOW WARBLER INDIGO BUNTING
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER EASTERN TOWHEE
MAGNOLIA WARBLER AMERICAN TREE
SPAR.
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER CHIPPING SPARROW
YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER FIELD SPARROW
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER VESPER SPARROW
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER SAVANNAH SPARROW
PINE WARBLER FOX
SPARROW
PALM WARBLER SONG
SPARROW
BLACKPOLL WARBLER SWAMP SPARROW
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER WHITE-THROATED
SPAR.
AMERICAN REDSTART DARK-EYED
JUNCO
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER RED-WINGED BLCK
BIRD
WORM-EATING WARBLER EASTERN MEADOWLRK
OVENBIRD
COMMON GRACKLE
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH BROWN-HDD COWBIRD
KENTUCKY WARBLER ORCHARD ORIOLE
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT BALTIMORE ORIOLE
PURPLE FINCH
HOUSE FINCH
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
HOUSE SPARROW
CHARLIE CREIGHTON
MASON NECK
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