This morning I visited the woods just north of Cub Run Rec Center in
western Fairfax County. The highlight was seeing an immature Red-
Headed Woodpecker relentlessly chasing an adult RHWP. Does that
indicate this is a breeding location? Or could these be a pair of
migrating birds, which nested elsewhere?
Also, there have been many recent reports of Blue-Headed Vireos on VA-
BIRD. Is this unusual? Are they known to be a late-season migrant
around here? Or is this an exceptional “push” we’re seeing during the
past week or two?
- Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA
Red-Shouldered Hawk - 2
Mourning Dove - 8
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Red-Bellied Woodpecker - 2
Red-Headed Woodpecker – 2 (Imm & Adu together)
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 8
Tufted Titmouse - 8
White-Breasted Nuthatch - 4
Carolina Wren - 6
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet - 2
American Robin - 40
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 20
Blue-Headed Vireo - 1
Yellow-Rumped Warbler - 20
Northern Parula - 1
Northern Cardinal - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Field Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 4
White-Throated Sparrow - 20
Dark-Eyed Junco - 1
Eastern Towhee - 1
House Finch – 1
