On this rainy morning our stalwart group of five tallied 35 species. Most
notable were a very cooperative field sparrow near the second overlook and a
palm warbler in a mixed flock along the holding basin. The fox grapes attracted
good numbers of birds. Upstream the river was very quiet although we had a
common merganser which we haven't seen for some time. Last week two eagles
were on a snag to the right of the tree with the remnants of last year's nest;
this week there was one eagle. We are hoping that they will rebuild the nest.
All are welcome to join this regular Sunday walk that meets at 8:00am in the
visitors center parking lot. -- Marshall Rawson, McLean VA
Canada Goose 14
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 2
Common Merganser 1
Black Vulture 80
Turkey Vulture 20
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 18
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 12
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Eastern Bluebird 20
Cedar Waxwing 35
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 15
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 10
Common Grackle 40
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3
