Eighteen birders came out for a Northern Virginia Bird Club walk at Silver Lake
Park near Haymarket. The walk was led by Phil Silas and by me. Conditions were
generally gray and a bit cool, but we managed to tally fifty bird species
anyway. Early on, we took the trail through the woods near the picnic area
where we were pleased to find a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches. We took a loop
around the lake and found An Eastern Kingbird, House Wrens, a Chimney Swift, a
Common Yellowthroat, Brown thrashers, and a couple of Palm Warblers. Northern
Rough-winged Swallows appeared to be nesting in the school. We watched them fly
in and out of vents in the outside walls. As always at Silver Lake, we also
enjoyed seeing the Red-headed Woodpeckers.
Larry Meade
Merrifield, VA
Silver Lake Regional Park, Prince William, Virginia, US
Apr 15, 2017 7:11 AM - 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
50 species
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 29
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Tree Swallow 26
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 18
Tufted Titmouse 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 10
American Robin 12
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Chipping Sparrow 24
Field Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 24
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 6
Northern Cardinal 22
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 17
Brown-headed Cowbird 11
American Goldfinch 36
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