Sixteen birders came to Banshee Reeks for the monthly birdwalk (second Saturday
of every month) sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Friends of
Banshee Reeks. This walk also honored International Migratory Bird Day. It
was a beautiful morning. Temperatures reached 80 by the end of the walk. A
total of 53 species were seen. The highlight was a hen WILD TURKEY trying to
escort at least 15 newly hatched poults across the trail. When she got the
safely across, she then did her wounded act to distract us. We also saw a pair
of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS which have been absent from Banshee Reeks for several
years. The complete list follows:
Wild Turkey
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoepe
Great-crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chichadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Prarie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grossbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
American Goldfinch
Del Sargent
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