A group of about 30 birders collected for the Huntley Meadows Monday Morning
Birdwalk at our adjusted 7AM start time on the first day of Spring. We counted
a respectable total of 52 species on our 2 hour walk. Our highlights included
our first Osprey of the season losing a battle for a fish to a Bald Eagle.
Hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds and even larger numbers of Common Grackles
entertained us as they rummaged in the woods nearby. Our duck populations
included a pair of Ring-necked Ducks, three Buffleheads, a dozen handsome Wood
Ducks, and 5 Hooded Mergansers among others.
Canada Goose 42
Wood Duck 12
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 12
Northern Shoveler 7
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 3
Hooded Merganser 5
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 4
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
American Coot 9
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 5
Barred Owl 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 11
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 13
Fish Crow 17
crow sp. 1
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 8
Brown Creeper 3
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 10
Fox Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 8
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 300
Common Grackle 500
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6
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
