Two locations in Chantilly today yielded several birds of interest. First the
highlights, then full lists at the bottom.
First, this morning I found 32 species at Rock Hill District Park, including 2
probably migrating warblers (Parula and Redstart).
The surprising bird for me there was a pair of White-Throated Sparrows. I
thought I had seen the last of them, at least a week ago.
Then this evening at Ellanor Lawrence Park, we found several highlights:
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Redstart, and Chestnut-Sided Warbler. Also some repeat
goodies from earlier this week: Waxwings and Balty Orioles. The Cuckoo was
close to us, helping some tent caterpillars escape their tent nest more quickly
than they'd planned.
Steve Johnson & Lynn Rafferty
Rock Hill District Park (on Old Lee Road in Chantilly):
2 Canada Goose
2 Black Vulture
1 Turkey Vulture
3 Rock Pigeon
1 Mourning Dove
3 Chimney Swift
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
2 Eastern Phoebe (pair together at stream)
2 Eastern Kingbird (pair together)
1 White-eyed Vireo (heard singing several times, not seen)
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Blue Jay
5 Tree Swallow (nesting)
1 Barn Swallow
2 Carolina Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
3 Common Yellowthroat (seen, singing)
3 American Redstart (seen, singing)
1 Northern Parula (singing, not seen)
2 Eastern Towhee
1 Field Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow (close looks, solid visual ID)
1 Northern Cardinal
3 Indigo Bunting (seen, singing)
3 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole (seen, singing)
2 American Goldfinch
Ellanor Lawrence Park in Chantilly:
1 Mourning Dove
1 Red-Bellied Woody
3 Downy WP
1 Yellow-Billed Cookie
1 E-W Pewee
1 Kingbird
1 Red-Eyed Vireo
4 Tree Swallow
1 Nuthatch (feeding young in nest hole)
1 Titmouse
4 Chickadee
1 Caro Wren
1 House Wren
3 Gnatcatcher (pair together)
1 Bluebird
4 Robin
20 Waxwing
1 Redstart
1 Chestnut-Sided W
1 Chipping Sp
3 Cardinal
2 Red-Wing BB
3 Cowbird
4 Grackle
3 Baltimore O's
