The Northern Virginia Bird Club visited Bristoe Station Battlefield in
Nokesville, Prince William Co. this frosty morning. Lots of birds that pretty
much kept to cover. We still managed to see 8 species, but views were not the
best. A grove of junipers was full of robins, cedar waxwings, and
yellow-rumped warblers, with two sapsuckers were also mixed in. All of a
sudden all the birds (well over 100) burst from cover and took off. We looked
around and sure enough, a sharp-shinned hawk zoomed overhead. A goosebump
moment. Another highlight was 6 meadowlarks that popped out of the grass, just
when we were wondering where the meadowlarks were. The complete list is below.
Marc Ribaudo
moribaudo@xxxxxxxxxxx
Bristoe Station Battlefield, Prince William, Virginia, US
Nov 11, 2017 7:06 AM - 10:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.43 mile(s)
46 species
Canada Goose 23
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 4
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 70
Northern Mockingbird 6
European Starling 25
Cedar Waxwing 80
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 25
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 18
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Eastern Meadowlark 7
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40440337
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