Twenty birders took part in today's Huntley Meadows Monday Morning Birdwalk,
and we spotted 51 species. Our highlights were shorebirds. With the water
level down in the central wetland, 8 species of migrating shorebirds were
sighted. A little on the unusual side were one Stilt Sandpiper and 3 Pectoral
Sandpipers. Least Sandpipers were in great abundance, and they produced a show
of syncopated aerial flights as they reacted to nearby hawks .
Canada Goose 22
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 5
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 7
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 4
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 50
Pectoral Sandpiper 3
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
swallow sp. 4
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 3
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Common Grackle 11
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 11
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 GlasgowFriends of Huntley Meadows Park
