Our stalwart group of three braved the rain to identify 34 and cover the
park for the Christmas Bird Count. The highlight of the day was a hermit
thrush along the banks of the Potomac above the falls. The weeky walk meets
8:00
am on Sundays at the visitors center courtyard and all are welcome to join us
-- Marshall Rawson, McLean VA.
Canada Goose 93
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 28
Ring-necked Duck 19
Bufflehead 5
Common Merganser 5
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 33
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 18
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 10
Hairy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 7
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 20
Carolina Chickadee 30
Tufted Titmouse 36
White-breasted Nuthatch 9
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 7
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 1
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 50
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 60
Northern Cardinal 8
American Goldfinch 4
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