On this beautiful day our group of twelve tallied 52 species. We were
delighted by a family of common mergansers
crossing the river above the falls with chicks resting on the mother's back.
On the eagle's nest both eaglets were
seen. Louisiana waterthrush, Y-B cuckoo and red-eyed vireo were most
cooperative. This regular Sunday walk meets
at 8;00 in the parking lot and progresses to the visitor's center courtyard.
All are welcome to join. -- Marshall Rawson, McLean VA
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 5
Common Merganser 6
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 20
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 4
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Eastern Bluebird 3
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 6
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 3
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 8
American Goldfinch 3
