I birded the downtown canal path on the morning of 12/24 from Washington Avenue
to the site of the old Embrey Dam. Picked up 2-3 Red-breasted Nuthatches as I
crossed Fall Hill Avenue behind the Freinds of the Rappahannock offices. Also
had a Brown Thrasher. The full list is:
Canada Goose 12
Mallard 30
Wood Duck 12
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 8
Mourning Dove 15
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 11
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Red-Breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 16
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 57
European Starling 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Northern Cardinal 26
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 23
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 57
Dark-eyed Junco 17
Red-winged Blackbird 11
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 17
House Sparrow 4
Happy Holidays.
Jim
James E. Goehring
Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
