Following is the count from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls
National Park, which identified 34 species and included 15 participants.
Despite the windy conditions, cedar waxwings and bluebirds were in abundance,
and two respectable murders of fish crows were observed. One of the most
unusual sightings, however, did not take place until the end of the walk: a
merlin, probable female, was basking in the sun at the top of a tree (subject
of a separate, and more detailed, va-bird posting).
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 16
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 7
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 45
Common Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 12
Turkey Vulture 12
Bald Eagle 2 Spotted near the nest on Conn Island.
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 6
Merlin 1 Probable female.
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 150 Spotted in two loose flocks of 105 and 45, respectively.
Common Raven 1 Probable based on appearance in flight.
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 6
Eastern Bluebird 29
American Robin 18
Cedar Waxwing 26
Dark-eyed Junco 20
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 14
Northern Cardinal 7
American Goldfinch 6
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40751399
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
