VA BIRDers,
Ah, yes!; I woke up and the clouds were gone and sunshine streamed in the
window. So, I hightailed it to Huntley Meadows (the west side, back door if
you will) for 2.5 hours. After work, I stopped off on the east side of pond
and watched the sun set behind cloudy skies (I did not venture up Barnyard
Run) - another 2 hour investment. Best species of the day was a toss up -
Marsh Wren or Lincoln's Sparrow. I sort of like Lincoln's only because they
are so hard to find in spring, but seeing a Marsh Wren in the cattails near
the tower at Huntley is a relatively rare event. Another unusual bird was
Warbling Vireo - I will have to check, but I think I have only encountered
this bird once or twice previously at the park. Also pleasant to find many
Solitary Sandpipers and a couple of Least Sandpipers; some Common Snipe are
still around. A good, solid Blue Jay flight in the morning was noted. A
good mix of warblers and other neotrops were also encountered. And finding a
White-crowned mixed in with a bunch of White-throats was nice. Lots of
misses, but then that's the way it is at the end of April! Here's the data
from today's (interrupted) birding.
Kurt Gaskill
DC Cormorant 1
Am. Bittern 2
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 4
Green Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 4
C. Goose 18
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 10 (incl 5 ducklings)
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Wild Turkey 1
Solitary Sandpiper 8
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 2
Common Snipe 3
Mourning Dove 8
YB Cuckoo 1
Barred Owl 1
C. Swift 150
RT Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker 1
No. Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
E. Phoebe 2, incl FS carry
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Blue-headed V 1
Warbling V 1
Red-eyed V 24
Blue Jay 230
Am Crow 8
Fish Crow 5
Tree Sw 15
No. Rough-winged Sw 3
Barn Sw 30
C. Chickadee 8
T. Titmouse 9
C. Wren 4
H. Wren 3
M. Wren 1
RC Kinglet 12
BG Gnatcatcher 30
E. Bluebird 8
Wood Thrush 3
Am Robin 6
Gray Catbird 7
Nashville 1
No. Parula 1
Black-thr Blue 4
Yellow-rumped 20
Black-thr Green 4
Palm 2
Black & White 3
Am Redstart 3
Ovenbird 13
No. Waterthrush 1
LA Waterthrush 1
Com Yellowthroat 19
Hooded 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
E. Towhee 6
Field Sp 1
Song Sp 2
Lincoln's Sp 2
Swamp Sp 18
White-thr Sp 60
White-crn Sp 1
No. Cardinal 14
Indigo Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird 70
Com Grackle 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
House Finch 1
Am Goldfinch 40
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