Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls National
Park, which identified 32 species and included 7 participants. Despite the
blustery conditions, good sightings were to be had, including the walk's
first-of-season Brown Creeper and FOS Hermit Thrush (four Hermits together . .
. so could they truly be "hermits"?!). And flocks of grackles made their
presence known. Three deer accounted for the non-avian sightings.
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 60
Mallard 5
American Black Duck 1
Common Merganser 2 Females
Chimney Swift 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 12
Turkey Vulture 24
Bald Eagle 2 One adult perched on a snag adjacent to the Conn Island nest, and
another adult in flight near the upper parking lot.
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 55
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Common Grackle 150
Magnolia Warbler 5 A small flock, seemingly feeding on berries in a tree.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49343086
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
