The wind not only made it feel cold, it kept a lot of the birds down except in
the well-sheltered stream valleys where we had great views of numerous Hermit
Thrushes, a dozen Golden-crowned Kinglets (but not a single Ruby-crowned),
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and several Brown Creepers. When we were out in the
open we also saw a number of raptors as well as a group of Common Ravens
playing. As during our previous recent walks, the 18 birders on the walk
included a lot of beginners making the long views of some of the birds very
rewarding.
For a complete list of the birds observed today see the eBird list below.
Information on the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship can be found
at http://www.blueridgecenter.org. Information on the Loudoun Wildlife ;
Conservancy and its many free activities can be found at
www.loudounwildlife.org.
Joe Coleman
Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship - MFF01, Loudoun, US-VA
Nov 24, 2012 7:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: I checked out Arnold Rd before the regularly scheduled walk which
began at 8 am and a few of us walked one of the fields after we had tallied.
35 species
Canada Goose X
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Common Raven 4
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 4
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 12
Eastern Bluebird X
Hermit Thrush 8
American Robin 50
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Song Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12146040
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
