Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls National
Park, which identified approximately 47 species and included 6 participants.
The morning started out overcast, with diffuse light and initially a very fine
mist. Quite a few warblers were sighted high up in the canopy, but they were
not identified (nor were they included on the following list) due to poor
visibility. That said, read on, as some nice ones were indeed observed!
Additionally, raptors were in abundance; Chimney Swifts were as plentiful as
gnats; and American Robins and Blue Jays vied with one another for prevalence.
This 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 National Park Visitors' center;
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.
Mallard 3
Common Merganser 1 Female
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 200
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 3 Including two immature
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 One immature
Broad-winged Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Buteo sp. 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 3 Heard
Northern Flicker 2
Merlin 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 7
Acadian Flycatcher 1 Heard
Eastern Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Heard
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 24
crow sp. 2
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 10
Eastern Bluebird 5
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 48
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 13
American Goldfinch 4
Nashville Warbler 1
American Redstart 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48550757
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
