Today's Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk attracted 18 birders on a very
warm, bright and somewhat humid day. We spotted 49 species, with highlights
continuing to be Hooded Merganser and Wood Duck family groups in their
promenades around the central wetlands. Additionally, we continue to be
entertained by the acrobatics of swooping swallows, the graceful cruising of a
hungry Osprey, and the domesticity of Kingbirds and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers as
they work around their nest sites. We struggled to find the reputed Rails and
Bitterns, as well as the Pied-billed Grebe that we saw Saturday, but no luck
any where. We hope all had a happy Bloomsday today, and took part in the
required reading.
Canada Goose 31
Wood Duck 35
Mallard 3
Hooded Merganser 9
Great Blue Heron 5
Green Heron 5
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Barred Owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied
Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Acadian Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
crow sp. 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 9
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 14
Common Yellowthroat 6
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 27
Common Grackle 20
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4
The Monday Morning Birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine (except during electrical
storms, strong winds, or icy trails), at 7AM (8AM from November through March),
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
