Subbing for Marshall Rawson, Sally Wechsler lead the group of 12 on today's
walk which included two visitors from Scotland. The highlight was a good
scope view of 3 Bank Swallows perched on log debris on an island in the
Potomac
close to the dam. This species has been largely absent or undetected for the
past several years on the walk. Chimney Swifts were back in large numbers
above the falls. The list follows.
Ralph Wall
Great Falls, VA
DC Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 3
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 12
Turkey Vulture 4
Canada Goose 40
Wood Duck 3
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 50
Common Merganser 4
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 125 to 150
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood Pewee 5
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 5
Rough-winged Swallow 10
Bank Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
Eastern Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
Starling 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-wing Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 8
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