VA-Birders,
I visited the hike-bike trail at Huntley Meadows this beautiful morning on what
will likely be my last outing before moving away. It seems like the day for
ALDER FLYCATCHERS, as like others, I had one or possibly two of them singing
near the marsh, heard from the platform at the end of the trail - possibly the
same bird found by Kurt Gaskill a day or so ago. This bird is #406 for me for
2008 in the ABA area, and one of the two remaining "must get" year-birds before
leaving the east coast. The last is Bicknell's Thrush, which apparently will
not happen! Other than the Alder, the only other real highlight was the list
of 12 warbler species, and the possible Cliff Swallow I thought I heard flying
over, but did not get on to be sure.
Have a great Summer!
Jay Keller
Location: Huntley Meadows Park
Number of species: 59
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 4
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 7
Alder Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Veery 4
Swainson's Thrush 5
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 7
Cedar Waxwing 3
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 7
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 8
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Scarlet Tanager 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 11
Indigo Bunting 9
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 16
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