On a very sauna-like morning 7 birders joined me for the the Northern VA
Bird Club Walk today at Jones Point Park, Alexandria. Very little to report
in the way of bird highlights, other than the high number of Mockingbirds (5
in one bush). We saw not a single warbler, flycatcher, or sparrow, and it
even took a while for the first Chickadee to make a showing. The complete
list is below. Jones Point Park is right at the point where DC, VA, and MD
intersect and is right at the Wilson Bridge of the I-495 beltway. The
upgrades to the park are now complete and you can access it directly off
Royal Street, with ample parking for all.
On another matter, after the walk Brian Peters and I went looking for the
Greater White-fronted Goose that was first reported 2 days ago at Founders
Park on the Potomac in Alexandria. It was found again yesterday at Oronoco
Bay Park (Oronoco & Union Sts. in Alexandria) by Jason Berry and IDed as a
likely hybrid. We found the bird there again today and I got a few pics,
which can be found at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveboltz/sets/72157635477668221/ .
Dave Boltz
Jones Point Park, Alexandria, US-VA
Sep 11, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 30
Mallard 75
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 45
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Laughing Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 15
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
crow sp. 8
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 10
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 15
European Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 1
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 6
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 6
