Andy Rabin and I birded River Bend Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, =
this
morning from 6:30 t0 8:30 am. 59 total species were found including 10
warbler species all of them singing. The gate was not open at 6:30 when =
we
arrived, but we had good luck in the meadow until the gate opened. There =
was
a family of Wood Ducks with 8 ducklings covered in yellowish down, and a
family of young Canada Geese. I also saw a fledgling Tufted Titmouse =
begging
for food just outside a cavity in a Sycamore tree. There were many Great
Blue Heron flying overhead, so there may be a rookery nearby. After the
meadow we walked down stream from the boat launch to Great Falls =
National
Park and back. Common Mergansers and Ring-Necked Ducks are still =
lingering
on the river. It was pretty chilly this morning (45), but sunny, and a =
lot
of fun!!!
Good Birding!
Phil Kenny
1731 Killarney Court
Vienna VA 22182-2133
philkenny1@xxxxxxx
H 703-255-5423
M 571-226-6690
Double-crested Cormorant 2=20
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 10=20
Canada Goose 20=20
Wood Duck 14=20
Mallard 4=20
Ring-necked Duck 3=20
Common Merganser 4=20
Osprey 1=20
Red-shouldered Hawk 1=20
Mourning Dove 2=20
Chimney Swift 3=20
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2=20
Downy Woodpecker 1=20
Hairy Woodpecker 1=20
Northern Flicker 5=20
Pileated Woodpecker 2=20
Acadian Flycatcher 2=20
Eastern Phoebe 4=20
Eastern Kingbird 2=20
Yellow-throated Vireo 8=20
Red-eyed Vireo 10=20
Blue Jay 6=20
American Crow 1=20
Fish Crow 2=20
Purple Martin 1=20
Tree Swallow 12=20
Barn Swallow 6=20
Carolina Chickadee 8=20
Tufted Titmouse 12=20
White-breasted Nuthatch 1=20
Carolina Wren 2=20
House Wren 1=20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2=20
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15=20
Eastern Bluebird 2=20
Wood Thrush 4=20
Gray Catbird 2=20
Northern Parula 6=20
Yellow Warbler 1=20
Magnolia Warbler 2=20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12=20
Black-throated Green Warbler 1=20
Black-and-white Warbler 2=20
American Redstart 2=20
Prothonotary Warbler 1=20
Louisiana Waterthrush 1=20
Common Yellowthroat 2=20
Eastern Towhee 2=20
Chipping Sparrow 1=20
Swamp Sparrow 2=20
White-throated Sparrow 14=20
Northern Cardinal 12=20
Indigo Bunting 6=20
Common Grackle 6=20
Brown-headed Cowbird 2=20
Orchard Oriole 1=20
Baltimore Oriole 2=20
American Goldfinch 6=20
House Sparrow 1
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