Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls National
Park, which identified approximately 30 species and included 6 participants.
Despite the rain, the temperature held at a relatively warm 48 degrees. Quite
a variety of birds was observed, and the heavy mist over the Potomac lent an
ethereal quality to the view above the Falls. Interestingly, also seen was a
Red-eared (Pond) Slider, lounging on a log that was in the water.
The walk meets at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings, rain or shine, in front of the
snack bar/concession stand of the Great Falls Park visitors' center; it does
not take place, though, during electrical storms, heavy snows, or when the
trails are icy. All birders are welcome!
Canada Goose 90
Mallard 13
Ring-necked Duck 24
Bufflehead 14
Common Merganser 8
Black Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1 Perched in a canopy tree adjacent to the Conn Island nest.
Ring-billed Gull 25
Mourning Dove 4
Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Undocumented location.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
crow sp. 4
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 13
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow 14
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 10
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42312564
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
