Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls National
Park, which identified 37 species and included 13 participants. The star of the
day's outing was the splendid weather, although the diversity of avian species
did not disappoint. Included among the day's marvels was a pair of Grey
Squirrels, plastered face-down on the vertical trunk of a large Sycamore with
eyes closed, basking in the sun.
The walk meets in the main parking lot of Great Falls Park at 8:00 a.m. on
Sunday mornings, rain or shine; it does not take place, though, during
electrical storms, heavy snows, or when the trails are icy. All those with an
interest in the natural world - beginning and experienced birders alike -
please join us.
Canada Goose 33
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 7
Bufflehead 12
Common Merganser 1
Mourning Dove 2
Ring-billed Gull 12
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 15 One pair in Conn Island rookery observed mating.
Black Vulture 21
Turkey Vulture 12
Bald Eagle 1 One adult observed carrying food into nest on Conn Island that is
occupied.
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Barred Owl 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 10
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 5
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 12
Tree Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 20
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 4
Common Grackle 5
Northern Cardinal 15
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S54173079
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
