Taking advantage of a rare opportunity to bird Banshee Reeks Park (in Loudoun
County) alone, I tried out some less-frequested paths. Hanging in there through
5 hours of on-and-off light rain paid off with some nice sightings:
a pair of Hooded Mergansers on the pond,
a female N. Harrier sweeping low over the field,
6-8 E. Phoebes,
a Brown Creeper,
my first E. Towhee of the spring, singing,
2 Fox Sparrows, also singing (never heard before),
2 Swamp Sparrows,
and a Rusty Blackbird--yes, singing (another song I'd never heard).
There were also 2 Great Blue Herons, an A. Kestrel, a Red-Headed Woodpecker, a
Pileated Woodpecker, a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, many N. Flickers, a dozen
Yellow-Rumped Warblers, and many singing E. Meadowlarks, in addition to the
usual suspects.
Back at home I happened to spy our resident Red-Shouldered Hawk giving away the
location of his new nest.
Mary Ann Good
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