The first Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk of Augusttook place this
morning with 23 birders spotting 43 species. Perhaps the highlight was
watching Some juvenal Red Shouldered Hawks tear lunch apart ona log across the
central wetland.Canada Goose 50
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 9
Great Egret 3
Green Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Ring-billed Gull 14
Mourning Dove 5
Barred Owl 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 5
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 24
American Goldfinch 20The 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 GlasgowFriends of Huntley Meadows Park
