There was the usual large Monday Holiday crowd at this morning's Huntley
Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk. The group of 22 counted 44 species on this
warm, humid, partly cloudy morning. It was a fairly quiet morning suggesting
the summer doldrums are setting in. Our highlights today included a fly-over
of a dozen Great Blue Herons in a sort of loose formation; a long sought Wood
Thrush and nearly as scarce Oven Bird near the Visitor Center; and an aerial
duel between a Belted Kingfisher and a Re-winged Blackbird. We think the
blackbird won.
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 25 12 fly over/8 in the pond
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 5
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 3
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 4
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
crow sp. 1
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 16
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 9
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 11
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
The Monday Morning Birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 7AM (8AM during December,
January and February), 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
