Nine birders were greeted by strong cold wind at the monthly walk at Banshee
Reeks Nature Preserve in Loudoun County. The walk is sponsored by Loudoun
Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee Reeks and is open to all on the
second Saturday of each month. We were able to get out of the wind along
Arrowhead Ridge Trail and we found lots of both KINGLETS and several singing
TOWHEES. A flock of about 15 WAXWINGS seemed to follow us along.
A total of 30 species were seen which is below the average for the November
walk but probably reflective of the winds. The list follows:
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
Mary Ann Good and Del Sargent
