On this Veterans Day, over 25 birders congregated to take part in the Huntley
Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk. We tallied 42 species, with a few highlights:
a Winter Wren was heard singing from somewhere in one of the new brush piles;
three Red-headed Woodpeckers were spotted in the area we have seen them
inhabiting this fall - one was a juvenal whose head was not yet red; a
Red-breasted Nuthatch was spotted near the Hoffman Visitor Center; and 6 Rusty
Blackbirds were spotted near the tower. Several birders explored the new
construction project and were impressed. Presumably, the Monday Morning
Birdwalk will eventually add this area to its itinerary as it has been built to
accommodate such activity.
Canada Goose 59
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 29
Green-winged Teal 38
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Downy Woodpecker 10
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 15
crow sp. 2
Carolina Chickadee
25
Tufted Titmouse 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 25
American Robin 18
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar
Waxwing 3
Eastern Towhee 5
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 30
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 47
Rusty Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 10
American Goldfinch 16
The Monday Morning Birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine, at 8AM (7AM from March through
October), 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
