[Va-bird] Kingbird, Vireos, Warblers in Fairfax County 23 April
- From: Stephen Johnson <stevejohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: VA-Bird <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:21:58 -0400
Okay, I'm going to go out on a limb here. I believe I saw a FOS
female CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER in front of my house in Oakton (Fairfax
County) at 5:30 PM today. I had several good looks with the sun
behind me: crisp white eye-ring, tiny warbler bill, yellow on the top
of the head, gray wings with light stripes, smoothly fading to white
underneath with faint yellow shading on sides. No streaking on the
underside, no eyestripe. Not at all like several Pine W's I've seen
this week.
Also, this morning I visited two locations on Pleasant Valley Drive in
western Fairfax County: the power line cut through the woods in the
Hunter-Hacor area; and Sully Woodlands south of Braddock Road.
Highlights there: FOS EASTERN KINGBIRD; a BLUE-HEADED VIREO; and lots
of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS. Below is the full list for the two Pleasant
Valley Drive locations from this morning.
I also had a very dark gray sparrow with vivid rufous crown and
smoothly varying gray underside. I have never seen a Field that was
this gray, or this dark. I did not get a good enough look at the
chest to verify presence or absence of a dark spot, so I couldn't call
it an American Tree. Dang. I saw and heard many Fields in the same
area; this one was hanging out with a small flock of Savannahs.
Finally, a circling hawk had a distinct dark tail (spread out) with a
single white ring/stripe. I did not notice broad wings, hence, it'll
have to just be Buteo sp.
- Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA
Canada Goose
Red-Tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Mourning Dove
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Crow sp.
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (8+)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (pair)
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush (2)
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Blue-Headed Vireo (1)
Red-Eyed Vireo (1)
Yellow-Rumped Warbler (lots)
Palm Warbler (1)
Pine Warbler (3)
Ovenbird (2)
Northern Cardinal
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-Winged Blackbird
Brown-Headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
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