While leaving to the boardwalk area around 11:15 this morning I first heard
the wirey/nasal call and then had a single Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (FOS) fly
across the boardwalk and perch in a very close small tree.
Earlier I was with a group when we first heard and then saw a single
Lousiana Waterthrush about 100 yds. prior to the boardwalk, in the wet area.
The Virginia Rails were calling almost constantly when we arrived at their
area but nobody had seen them. The Sora was spotted 3 times early in the
morning by one birding couple.
A single Green Heron was espied, along with a Great Egret.
Two Rusty Blackbirds were seen as I was leaving very near the bird feeders
and picnic table at the Visitor's Center.
Wind was strong beginning around 8:30 and that probably kept flight activity
down a bit.
Dave Boltz
Alexandria/Fairfax Co.
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 3
Green-winged Teal 4
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Virginia Rail 2
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay X
Fish Crow 1
crow sp. X
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
