Birding was much slower in the afternoon, when I walked through Lake
Accotink Park as part of the Fairfax County Bird Count. 48 species were found,
of
which the most surprising was a Great Egret.
Canada Goose 30
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 30
Chimney Swift 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 14
Fish Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 16
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 12
Northern Parula 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Eastern Towhee 4
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 45
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 17
House Sparrow 12
Stephen Eccles
**************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family
favorites at AOL Food.
(http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)
