On a misty morning that eventually cleared to muggy and partly cloudy, our
group tallied 49 species and a Toulouse goose. We had excellent eye level looks
at the barred owl and Baltimore orioles. It was very nice to have a peewee off
the Ridge Trail. On a non birding note we watched dragonflies emerge from the
nymph stage along the river. A handsome pair of common mergansers enjoyed the
river. All are welcome to join this regular Sunday walk that meets at 8ma in
the visitor's center parking lot. -- Marshall Rawson, McLean VA
Canada Goose 20
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 8
Common Merganser 2
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 20
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 8
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 3
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 12
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 12
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 12
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 36
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Northern Parula 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 6
American Goldfinch 10
