We ran the Big Meadows BBS route on Sunday June 12, 2011. This route starts
and the Mary's Rock overlook, heading south on the drive to Big Meadows, then
down the Rapidan Camp Road. We were happy to again hear Whip-poor-wills on the
route and we added Barred Owl and Common Grackle to the list.
Following is the list:
Mourning Dove 2
Whip-poor-will 2
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood Pewee 13
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great-crested Flycatcher 4
Red-eyed Vireo 26
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 12
Common Raven 17
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Veery 28
Wood Thrush 10
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 12
Cedar Waxwing 15
Chestnut-sided Warbler 7
Cerulean Warbler 1
Black and White Warbler 2
American Redstart 39
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 25
Hooded Warbler 6
Scarlet Tanager 11
Eastern Towhee 39
Chipping Sparrow 9
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 26
Brown-headed Cowbird 18
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 4
Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
Glenn Koppel
gjkoppel@xxxxxxx
Centreville, VA
