20 birders came out this morning to Clark's Crossing in Vienna along the W &
OD Trail. It was a Northern Virginia Bird Club bird walk combined with a nest
box monitoring activity. We saw both baby Eastern Bluebirds and baby Tree
Swallow in various boxes. One box held 4 perfect little blue Bluebird eggs
nestled in a nest made of pine needles. We also saw Indigo Buntings, Orchard
Orioles, Common Yellowthroats, Eastern Phoebes, and Eastern Kingbirds. It was
also interesting to see Cedar Waxwings in pairs as they get into the swing of
their breeding season. Non-avian highlights included a Box Turtle, a Painted
Skimmer dragonfly and some Silver-spotted Skipper butterflies.
Larry Meade
Merrifield, VA
Clark's Crossing Park, Fairfax, US-VA
Jun 7, 2014 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
40 species
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 8
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 7
Cedar Waxwing 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 20
Indigo Bunting 9
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 10
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