A small group of birders participated in the NVBC bird walk at Banshee Reeks on
Saturday, September 21 led by Joe Coleman and Linda Millington. Highlights
included a large flock of Eastern Meadowlarks, two Magnolia Warblers, a late
Eastern Kingbird, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo (two others heard), and lovely views
through the spotting scope of a female American Kestrel on the silo and
Red-headed Woodpeckers on the snags in the beaver pond. We were most amazed,
however, by the abundance of Monarch butterflies. They fluttered alongside and
ahead of us all morning along the trails. A complete list follows:
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Great Egret (Dulles Wetlands) 4
Turkey Vulture 6
Mallard 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 3
Rock Dove 4
Mourning Dove 12
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 20
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 25
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 12
Northern Mockingbird 12
Starling 5
Magnolia Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 4
Bobolink 3
Eastern Meadowlark 14
American Goldfinch 15
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