Despite drizzle with bouts of moderately heavy rain, 10 birders joined me
for the Northern Virginia Bird Club sponsored bird walk along the Hike-Bike
Trail at Huntley Meadows. We had a nice assortment of warblers consisting
of 8 species, with a Blackburnian near the maintenance building perhaps the
best find. Swainson's Thrushes and Gray Catbirds are pushing through in
nice numbers and a small "flock" of basic-plumaged Scarlet Tanagers was a
pleasant sight. The most interesting observation was an Indigo Bunting in
the Main Meadow (aka Woodcock Meadow) still feeding fledged young. The
list of birds seen during this wet, but still enjoyable walk are listed
below.
Canada Goose 15
Great Egret 1 (Central Marsh)
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 (maintenance bldg)
Rock Pigeon 7 (Flyover)
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 18
Tufted Titmouse 13
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 11
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Swainson's Thrush 4
American Robin 18
Gray Catbird 9
Cedar Waxwing 22
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Ovenbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 7
Scarlet Tanager 3 (maintenance bldg)
Eastern Towhee 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 16
Blue Grosbeak 1 (Main Meadow)
Indigo Bunting 6 (Main Meadow, including adult
feeding fledged young)
American Goldfinch 10
Larry Cartwright
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