Five birders joined the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia's bird walk at
Ashburn Park and Alder Lake today. They got good views of nest-building
activity by Red-shouldered and Cooper's Hawks and a nice variety of waterfowl,
which included several male Ruddy Ducks in fresh breeding plumage. They also
heard the loud, persistent singing of an Eastern Phoebe -- FOS for most of
them. The full bird list:
Canada Goose X
Mallard 8
Ring-necked Duck 12
Lesser Scaup 6
Bufflehead 6
Ruddy Duck 48
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 1 Flying overhead
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Coot 45 Loose flock actively feeding
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow X
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
Bill Brown
Herndon
