VA-Birders,
I had some time this morning so I visited the Lorton area to see what might be
around following the CBC on Saturday, and to check on the Nuthatch. I was
limited by two factors: access to most areas of the Lorton prison is only for
the count day, and a heavy fog then rain set in for most of the morning. I was
still able to find some decent birds, including WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HORNED
LARK, and the PINE SISKIN. The list below is an amalgam of the several stops
made in the Lorton area. I did not find the Nuthatch, but I didn't walk very
far down the road either.
Following Lorton I looked for ducks at Belmont Bay and visited Occoquan Bay NWR
for a little over an hour. Best bird at Occoquan was the EASTERN MEADOWLARK I
heard as I got out of my car. I scoped toward the pavilion and found it
perched atop a sapling in the middle of the field, flicking its tail to rid
itself of the rainwater that had just fallen. A SAVANNAH SPARROW was found
there on the trail that leads from the parking lot to the pavilion overlook. I
noticed it as it flew from the road to some grasses with some Song and
White-throated Sparrows, being the light-colored one with a short tail. It
stood amid some grasses staring at me. The river from the pavilion was loaded
with Scaup. I scanned them but didn't pick through very hard. No Loons,
Grebes, or anything unusual noted. Lists are below:
Take Care,
Jay Keller
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LORTON AREA
Canada Goose 68
Hooded Merganser 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 16
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 55
Fish Crow 7
Horned Lark 2
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 7
Northern Mockingbird 6
European Starling 115
Cedar Waxwing 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 21
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 33
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 100
House Finch 1
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 15
BELMONT BAY - (fog and rain made visibility difficult)
Canada Goose 25
Redhead 1
Greater Scaup 1
Lesser Scaup 45
Bufflehead 18
Common Goldeneye 2
Ruddy Duck 5
Bald Eagle 1
Ring-billed Gull 42
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 12
OCCOQUAN BAY NWR
Canada Goose 146
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 21
Green-winged Teal 1
Canvasback 1
Redhead 3
Lesser Scaup 3000
Bufflehead 125
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser 9
Ruddy Duck 225
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
King Rail 2 Confirmed
Ring-billed Gull 15
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 7
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 25
Fish Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 7
Northern Mockingbird 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 21
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Eastern Meadowlark 1
American Goldfinch 10
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