Hello VA-Birders,
I went to my local patch in McLean after the rain let up this morning, and
had my best day of the spring so far. Most of the birds were concentrated in
two areas: by the bridge near the back of Kent Gardens Elementary School,
and near the red-shouldered hawk nest (where the trail enters the woods near
Old Chesterbrook Rd). My ear was getting quite a workout with
chestnut-sideds, black-and-whites, magnolias, and redstarts singing at the
same time. It was worth sloshing through a few inches of water at several
spots along the trail. E-bird list is below.
Peter Frechtel
Falls Church.
Kent Gardens Park, Fairfax, Virginia, US May 13, 2017 8:20 AM - 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Comments: best day of spring migration so far. Two hot spots: near the
bridge by Kent Gardens ES, and near the red-shouldered hawk nest.
34 species
Mallard 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Veery 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 3
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 1 below R-S hawk nest
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 7
Northern Parula 7 several females, too, feeding unusually low in the
canopy
Magnolia Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 1 below R-S hawk nest
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 5
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36790433
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
