On this muggy morning our group of six tallied 36 species plus swallows seen
too far away to id and two empidonax.
We enjoyed good looks at Baltimore orioles, a jay feeding three fledgings, two
pileated woodpeckers drinking
from the last puddle of a dry steam, acrobatic great crested flycatchers and a
trio of red-shouldered hawks.
Vultures were out in full force on the rocky river bank beyond the third
outlook and later in a kettle.
This Sunday walk meets at 8:00am near the visitors center courtyard and all are
welcome to join us. -- Marshall
Rawson, McLean VA
Canada Goose 16
Wood Duck 4
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 20
Common Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 5
Black Vulture 25
Turkey Vulture 25
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 40
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 5
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Empidonax sp. 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Barn Swallow 1
swallow sp. 20
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 40
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 1
