Our group of six on this beautiful November morning tallied 33 species.
Highlights of the day included a large
flock of bluebirds at the middle overlook, winter wrens in the stream just
beyond the overlook, brown creepers
and a chipping sparrow in the holding basin area and a filled sparrow across
from the clay pond. There were a
particularly large number of black vultures roosting four separate trees with a
handful of turkey vultures.The
river is still quiet before the arrival of wintering ducks.
This Sunday walk meets at 8:00 am near the visitors center courtyard and all
are welcome. -- Marshall Rawson,
McLean VA
Canada Goose 6
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 4
Common Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 70
Turkey Vulture 5
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 24
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 3
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 38
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 20
Northern Cardinal 4
