I went to Huntley for the second day in a row, this time exploring the
informal trails along Barnyard Run in the SE part of the park. I observed a
flock of 5 turkeys, and the first Red-headed Woodpecker I've seen at Huntley
in a couple of years. Other notables were a Purple Finch and several small
groups of Rusty Blackbirds.
Birds were feeding heavily on Sweetgum seeds (chickadees, goldfinches,
juncos, waxwings) throughout. At times seeds were hitting the leaf litter
in such quantities it sounded like rain.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Mammals:
Eastern Gray Squirrel
White-tailed Deer
-Mark Moran
Alexandria, VA
