Our group of six tallied 47 species. We had a five warbler day with nice
looks at blackthroated blues (a male and two females) and male redstart in
addition to parula, magnolia and yellow-rumps. Our early birders found a small
flock of red-breasted nuthatches at the end of the far parking lot. We had our
first sapsuckers for the fall. A large number of robins were enjoying grapes,
poison ivy and Virginia creeper berries; mixed in were a Swainson's and two
wood thrushes.There were also rose-breasted grosbeaks. Despite the rain it
was good birding. ThAll are welcome to join this regular Sunday morning walk
-- 8:00am in the visitors center courtyard. -- Marshall Rawson, McLean
Canada Goose 150
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 30
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 14
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 6
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Empidonax sp. 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 2
crow sp. 4
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 30
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 6
Eastern Bluebird 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 124
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 6
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 3
