VA BIRDers,
Starting a bit before sunrise on the "backside" of Huntley (Telegraph and
So. Kings parking lot). Highlight was Mourning Warbler, on the main trail
about midway between the entrances to the Pond Trail. Overall, diversity
seemed a bit low compared to prior years and several species that should
have been present were not (but then again, this is a screwy spring). Top 6
species in terms of numbers were Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Common Yellowthroat, Tree Swallow, Tufted Titmouse, and Cedar Waxwing.
Totals for the 74 species (approx. 4.5 hrs visit) are below.
Kurt Gaskill
C. Goose 4
Wood Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 1, making alot of noise
Wild Turkey 4, 3 diffo places
Common Loon 1
DC Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 5
YB Cuckoo 6
Barred Owl 3
Chimney Swift 3
RT Hummer 3
Red-bellied WP 9, CF
Downy WP 5
Hairy WP 3
No. Flicker 4
Pileated WP 3
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
White-eyed V 3
Red-eyed V 20
Blue Jay 6
Am. Crow 2
Tree Sw 16
No. Rough-winged Sw 1
Barn Sw 5
C. Chickadee 14
T. Titmouse 16
White-br Nuthatch 2
House Wren 2
(no Carolina Wren)
BG Gnatcatcher 18
E. Bluebird 5
Veery 2
Swainsons Thrush 4
Wood Thrush 7
Am. Robin 9, CF
Gray Catbird 6
Cedar Waxwing 16
Blue-winged W 1
No. Parula 2
Yellow 1
Magnolia 2
Black-thr Blue 1
Yellow-rumped 8
Black-thr Green 4
Palm 1
Blackpoll 2
Black & White 1
Am. Redstart 1
Ovenbird 7
Mourning 1
Common Yellowthroat 18
Canada 3
YB Chat 2
Scarlet Tanager 11
Lincoln's Sp 1
Swamp Sp 1
White-thr Sp 2
No. Cardinal 15
Rose-br Grosbeak 1
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 9
Red-winged BB 10
Com. Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Orchard O 1
Baltimore O 2
House Finch 1
Am. Goldfinch 6
House Sp 5
