Following is the count from Sunday's weekly Great Falls National Park bird walk
which was instead held upstream at Riverbend Park as a consequence of the
federal government shutdown on 01/20/2018. The walk included 9 participants
who identified 32 species on Riverbend Park property. Due to the recent warm
temperatures, the river was no longer iced over so several species of ducks
were observed. Other sightings included two Bald Eagles, one Cormorant, and a
particularly nice look at a surprisingly cooperative Winter Wren.
The walk normally 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 250
Tundra Swan 6
Mallard 12
American Black Duck 1
Ring-necked Duck 400
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 30
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 12
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Bald Eagle 2 First one juvenile in flight and then one adult (the latter
previously perched in a tree), both observed north the main visitors' center
and both heading downstream.
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 50
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 50
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Winter Wren 2
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 12
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 10
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42132653
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
