Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls National
Park, which identified approximately 26 species and included 12 participants.
Particularly noteworthy were the sightings of 1) a Merlin on a snag upriver; 2)
a Yellow-billed Cuckoo at one of the falls overlooks; and 3) the Four Flickers
Flying Forward Furiously. There also was the rare flash of insight that the
Vireo olivaceus must have earned its common name of "Red-eyed Vireo" because of
its penchant for migratory flight at night.
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.
Canada Goose 53
Mallard 14
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 130
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 12
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 9
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 2 Heard
crow sp. 24
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 8
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49016613
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
