Today I decided to do a "Big Morning" to see how many birds I could spot within
the Fairfax City limits. I started at 7:00 AM and ended at noon. I tallied 58
species including 11 warbler species. Most of my birding was at Van Dyck Park
and Daniel's Run Park. Daniel's Run was the most productive on the path that
starts at the school parking lot and runs along the stream. I had a nice
variety of warblers there along with Scarlet Tanagers, White-eyed Vireos, and
an Eastern Bluebird. A Nashville Warbler was my first for the year. In the
nearby woods I saw a Veery and heard Acadian Flycatchers and a Wood Thrush.
Van Dyck was also decent and provided me with a Magnolia Warbler, a Yellow
Warbler and a Brown Thrasher. Blackpoll Warblers and Black -throated Blue
Warblers seemed to be around in good numbers at both places. I picked up
Brown-headed Cowbird, Eastern Towhee and Rock Pigeon at other locations in
Fairfax City. Here are the lists for the two parks:
Van Dyck Park, Fairfax City, US-VA
May 12, 2012 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
34 species
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 5
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 13
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 8
Cedar Waxwing 24
Common Yellowthroat 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 6
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 1
Daniel's Run Park, Fairfax City, US-VA
May 12, 2012 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
43 species
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
House Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 14
Gray Catbird 16
European Starling 6
Ovenbird 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 10
Common Grackle 6
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 2
