Seven birders, including three first timers, came for the monthly second
Saturday bird walk at Banshee Reeks sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
and The Friends of Banshee Reeks. Following three days of heavy thunderstorms
the morning was beautiful but the birds were a little scarce. The banders at
the MAPS station also reported a slow day. A total of 45 species were counted
including a juvenile PINE WARBLER. The list follows:
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
Orchard Oriole
American Goldfinch
Del Sargent
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