A fairly spectacular day was experienced by the 13 birders on this morning's
Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk, as we tallied 52 species. Highlights
included a Veery, 5 Soras darting in and out of the cattails, and a bonanza of
shorebirds. We even had Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs posing side-by-side for
easy comparisons. The Osprey came by for a snack, and 5 Warbler species were
fairly easily seen. It was a beautiful morning with some great birding.
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 6
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Sora 5
Solitary Sandpiper 7
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Pectoral Sandpiper 8
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 60
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 4
Veery 1
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 1
American Redstart 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 15
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 60
American Goldfinch 12
The Monday Morning birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7AM, is free of charge,
requires no reservation, and is open to all. Birders meet in the parking lot
at
the Park's entrance at 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA. Questions should
be
directed to Park staff during normal business hours at (703) 768-2525.
Harry Glasgow
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
