Birded the Fredericksburg Canal Path from Washington Avenue to the River this
morning with Mike Lott. Top bird was an American Bittern at the Snowden
Wetlands, sunning itself beautifully. We also had a Green Heron, and a pair of
Green-winged teal on the river. Here's my list:
Great Blue Heron 5
Green Heron 1
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 5
Blue-winged Teal 2
Black Vulture 2
American Bittern 1
Mourning Dove 4
Pigeon @50
Ring-billed Gull 10
Cedar Waxwing 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 4
Ruby-crowed Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 16+
European Starling 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 41
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 16
Savanah Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 44
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 31+
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 2
James E. Goehring
Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401