All,
I decided to do a little joy birding after the stressful big day last
Saturday and was very pleased with what I saw. Highlights in the 2
hours (3-5) I birded were: total of 9 warbler species, 5 flycatcher
species, Least Flycatcher (first for park (for me)), many Magnolia
Warblers (at least 5) mainly males, Canada Warblers (2) both I believe
were females, an Osprey (Fly over but then circled back, Barn Swallows
(first for flood plain section of the park), Chestnut-sided Warblers
(at least 5), Black-throated Blue Warbler (2), Northern Parula, and
Acadian Flycatcher. Also, I believe this is the most birds I have
gotten in an after school walk before (38), the most warblers (9), and
the most flycatchers (5).
Enjoy those later migrants,
Nick Newberry
Oakton, Fairfax
Location: Difficult Run Stream Valley Park
Observation date: 5/19/10
Notes: Tons of gnats
Number of species: 38
Mallard 2
Osprey 1 FO but circled back
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 One pair found actively feed a nest
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1 Heard calling and then saw; much grayer
overall than Acadian, feeble call
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
Barn Swallow 2 Feeding over floodplain
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Eastern Bluebird 2
Cedar Waxwing 6 One flock
Northern Parula 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1 female
American Redstart 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
Canada Warbler 2 In with rest of mixed warbler flock
Song Sparrow 1 Singing
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 1 male
American Goldfinch 6
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