The largest group we can remember came out for the Prince William Conservation
Alliance Last-Sunday-of-the-Month birdwalk at the Merrimac Farm Wildlife
Management Area. Fifteen birders assembled for the walk including guests from
Colombia and the Netherlands. We tallied 31 species with Wild Turkeys,
Yellow-breasted Chats, and several Prairie Warblers making up our highlights.
The day was beautiful, cool, and calm.
Wild Turkey 15
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
White-eyed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
Eastern Bluebird 1
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 3
Prairie Warbler 6
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Eastern Towhee 6
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 3
American Goldfinch 3
The Prince William Conservation Alliance birdwalks at the Merrimac Farm
Wildlife Management Area in Nokesville take place at 8 AM on the final Sunday
of every month. Birders meet at the Area's entrance located at the stonehouse
at the end of Deepwood Drive. Questions may be directed to the Alliance at
703.499.4954, or alliance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Harry GlasgowNancy Vehrs
