In spite of the drizzle seventeen people showed up for the regular (2nd Sat. of
every month) bird walk at Banshee Reeks this morning, 4/13/02. We split into
two groups.
The highlights were nine Double-crested Cormorants flying over Banshee to the
Wetlands, a Great Egret on the Wetlands, a Turkey (a tom) on the edge of the
field where we met, frightened away by a Red Fox, 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITE, a Barred
Owl, 3 Red-Headed Woodpeckers, 1 White-eyed Vireo, 1 Blue-Headed Vireo, 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 1 Northern Parula, 1 Palm Warbler, 2 Louisiana
Waterthrushes, 3 Common Yellowthroats, lots of Eastern Towhees (about 20) and
LOTS of Eastern Meadowlarks (about 25) and 3 Rusty Blackbirds.
The second column includes birds seen at either the day before or at the Dulles
Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project (DGWMP) and is only the highlights for
those.
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Blue Heron 1/1
Great Egret 0/1 (DGWMP)
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 9
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 2
Green-wing Teal 0/30 (DGWMP)
Osprey 0/1 (DGWMP)
Red-tailed Hawk 3/2 (DGWMP)
Am Kestrel 4
Wild Turkey 1
No Bobwhite 2
Killdeer 2
Common Snipe 6
Rock Dove 3
Mourning Dove 20
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 2/1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Downy Woodpecker 8
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 5
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 30
American Crow 35
Tree Swallow 0/10
Barn Swallow 16
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 0/1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 20
Am Robin 20
No Mockingbird 15
Brown Thrasher 6
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 15
No Parula 1
Palm Warbler 1
Louisiana Warbler 2
Commn Yellowthroat 3
Eastern Towhee 20
Chipping Sparow 5
Field Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 2
No Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Eastern Meadowlark 25
Rusty Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
House Finch 6
Am Goldfinch 20
Joe Coleman
near Bluemont, VA
540-554-2542 or jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx
Joe and Karen Coleman
near Bluemont, VA
540-554-2542 or jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx
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