I spent an hour or so walking around the wetland along Riverside Parkway in
Loudoun County this morning. It looks like a promising spot but I don't know if
anyone birds there. Highlight this morning were:
Lesser(?) Yellowlegs - 1
Solitary Sandpipers - 2
Snipe - 15
Killdeer - at least one heard
Savannah Sparrows - 20, one or two singing
Osprey - flyover
Red-breasted Merganser - flyover
Eastern Meadowlarks - several singing
DC Cormorant - swimming in the creek
Tree Swallows - many
Bluebirds - a pair who seemed to be competing with the Tree Swallows for rights
over a nesting box
Barn Swallow - 1
BG Gnatcatcher - heard along the creek
Wood Ducks - heard along the creek
To get there: Heading west on Rte 7, go past Rte 28 and make a right onto
George Washington Blvd. Turn right onto Riverside Pkwy. Take that near the end
of the road and park in the lot next to the tot lot.
mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?location=1rEPvEbw5VJTH5NcPPI6UZPKaUqa7Af9DBRCDyV9vceF01RRXPV7XX1kC02C%2b51h%2b6ZbaFYMSImtoEygfL%2firDFuMC3oM1D8ZOcoWTs0Sr0fF6CJM2aeW4MXGGDGsNMY&address=riverside%20drive&city=ashburn&state=VA&zipcode=&country=US&addtohistory=&submit=Get%20Map
Andy Rabin
Reston, VA
andyrabin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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