Ten birders participated in a two-location walk today sponsored by Loudoun
Wildlife Conservancy. The highlights among the 40 species seen included a
mature Bald Eagle soaring over Lyndora Park in Ashburn and a mixed flock of
Wilson Snipe and Killdeer at the Broadlands Wetlands.
Birds at Lyndora included:Canada Goose 12
Mallard 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 6
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Mourning Dove 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
crow sp. 15
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 40
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 12
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 30
The water level at the Broadlands Wetlands was quite low, so we did not find
many water fowl species in the 30-40 minutes we spent there. The three
stubborn birders who stuck it out to the end, however, were rewarded with a
look at the snipe. Additions to the day's list at Broadlands:Red-shouldered
Hawk 2
Wilson Snipe 6Belted Kingfisher 1
Bill Brown
