In Marshall's absence, Sally Wechsler lead our group of six as we
encountered drizzle and poor lighting conditions. Many land birds were
feeding on
grapes high in the canope and were studies in grays and browns. The
highlight was observing 8 Glossy Ibis, a first for the Sunday walks as far as
we
know. The heavy rains last night must have stirred the earthworms since
robins were scattered throughout the picnic grassy areas. We also welcomed
back Pied-billed Grebes and Cedar Waxwings after their summer absences.
The e-report follows which will be amended to add a Cooper's Hawk which I
inadvertently omitted.
Ralph Wall
Great Falls, VA
Location: Great Falls National Park - CGF10
Observation date: 9/12/10
Notes: The 8 Glossy Ibis were flying down the Potomac River at the Great
Falls seen well by the walk's participants and clearly identifiable by bill
shape and head. (They were also reported as seen at Violet's Lock in MD
this morning.) As far as we know, this is a first sighting for the Great
Falls Sunday walks.
Number of species: 39 plus 1 Cooper's Hawk.
Canada Goose 20
Mallard 3
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 8
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 150
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Wood-Pewee 10
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 15
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 25
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Carolina Wren 5
Eastern Bluebird 4
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 100
Cedar Waxwing 12
Tennessee Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
American Redstart 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Common Grackle (Purple) 18
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
