A group of five, led by Sally Weschler, observed 37 species this morning
despite the wet and dark weather during the first two hours of the walk.
Rough-winged Swallows were staging for migration on a large rock in the
Potomac River. Land bird sightings increased as the weather cleared and the
sun
broke out. Oddly, two regular ticks, American Crow and Turkey Vulture,
were not seen or heard this morning. The list follows:
The group meets on the south side of the visitors center every Sunday at 8
AM. All are invited to join us.
Ralph Wall
Great Falls. VA.
Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 1
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 12
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 6
Black Vulture 6
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 30
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
Song Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 5
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
