Andy Rabin reports that the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsored
International Migratory Bird Day walk he and Linda Sieh led on Saturday at the
privately-owned Horsepen Preserve in eastern Loudoun was attended by 18
participants, many of whom were first-timers and enjoyed getting great looks at
the birds.
They found 49 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Joe Coleman
