At Great Falls National Park this morning our small group of three birders
tallied 42 species (+1 other taxa). Highlights of the day included good views
of an osprey at the second overlook, blue jays chasing a barred owl in the
holding basin area and in the picnic area a brave chipping sparrow that
lingered within a foot of us. All are welcome to join this walk that meets
every Sunday at 8:00am in the visitors center parking lot. -- Marshall Rawson,
McLean VA
Canada Goose 10
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 14
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 5
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 9
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 20
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 3
crow sp. 4
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Eastern Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 6
