Eleven birders joined David Farner and me for a walk at Fort C.F. Smith in
north Arlington. We encountered 36 species, with the highlight being scope
views of a fledged juvenile Great Horned Owl. It still has some down on the
head. We also enjoyed music from two wren species (House and Carolina),
several flycatchers, a Swainson's Thrush that has lingered in the park for
several days, and acrobatic Tree and Northern Rough-winged Swallows.
Warblers were few, but we did see (or hear) several Blackpolls and a couple
of American Redstarts.
This walk was sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bird Club
http://www.nvabc.org/ ;
Fort C F Smith Park and Historic Site - CGF06, Arlington, Virginia, US May
24, 2017 8:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Northern Virginia Bird Club walk
36 species
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 3
Great Horned Owl 2 One fledged juvenile, with some down still on head.
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 5
Carolina Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 5
American Redstart 2
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 8
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37112647
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
