Spent several hours at Bles Park in Loudoun county this morning. Don't know
what was best, the 2 Philadelphia Vireos, 11 species of Warblers, the
hundreds of migrating Chimney Swifts or the 500+ Broad-winged Hawks
including 350 in one kettle between 1120-1130.
Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
gjkoppel@xxxxxxx
Centreville, VA
Bles Park, Loudoun, US-VA
Sep 17, 2013 7:50 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
58 species (+1 other taxa)
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 519 Seen in 2 kettles, the second from 1120-1130 had 350 birds.
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift X Many hundreds seen migrating through the morning
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Philadelphia Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow 3
swallow sp. X Mixed flocks seen migrating at high altitude
Carolina Chickadee 17
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 15
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 14
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 8
European Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 24
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 1
Cape May Warbler 1
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 9
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 5
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