I did my weekly survey and monitored nest boxes on the King's
Highway/Telegraph Road side of Huntley Meadows today. I did not have as
great a day as Dave Boltz did, but still picked up some respectable birds.
I looked and listened for Dave's Kentucky Warbler (nice photo Dave!), but
with no luck. However, a singing Bay-breasted Warbler in the first meadow
was a nice consolation prize. I started out at the parking lot at 6:15 and
instantly heard my first of the year Acadian Flycatcher. Three of the four
Acadians I heard were between the parking lot and maintenance building.
When I got to the first meadow, I was greeted by three singing Indigo
Buntings and a host of Common Yellowthroats. Then I heard and found the
Bay-breasted Warbler just off the little unmaintained path that runs along
the right side of the meadow. I heard my first Great Crested Flycatcher
soon after that. The Pond Trail rewarded me with a Blue-headed Vireo. I
was thrilled to see that the Yellow-breasted Chats have returned to the
woodcock meadow. I found the Prothonotary Warbler near the water control
structure where park volunteer Melina Tye has placed some nest boxes for
them.
It looks like the bluebird nest boxes are being dominated by Tree Swallows.
These birds do not seem to have suffered the misfortunes as Fred's Tree
Swallows. Several breeding pairs are on eggs as is a Carolina Chickadee pair
at the maintenance building box.
Huntley Meadows Park--Hike and Bike Trail, Fairfax, US-VA May 5, 2015 6:16
AM - 12:06 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Route consists of Hike-Bike and Pond Trails, woodcock meadow,
central and north wetlands, and water control structure. Weather was sunny
with light breeze with temperatures ranging from low 60s to mid 70s. <br
/>Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
53 species
Canada Goose 3
Mallard 3
Hooded Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 19
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 17
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 28
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 16
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 16
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 31
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 11
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Eastern Towhee 12
White-throated Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 28
Indigo Bunting 12
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle (Purple) 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
American Goldfinch 8
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23242782
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Larry Cartwright
prowarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:prowarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
