I birded Franklin Park (near Purcellville) on Saturday morning for a few
hours and came up with 45 species. Highlights were 2 HORNED LARKS, 1 TREE
SWALLOW, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 6 sparrow species
including 1 SAVANNAH and 2 (imm) WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Josh Taylor
Round Hill, VA
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Location: Franklin Park
Observation date: 10/18/08 - 7:40am -> 12:25pm
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 19
Great Blue Heron 1 (imm)
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Horned Lark 2 (male, female pair)
Tree Swallow 1 (headed straight across the park with a purpose, not
feeding)
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Eastern Bluebird 5
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 7
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Palm Warbler 10
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 2 (imm)
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird 3
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
