Hi VA-Birders,
After seeing Nick Flanders' list of birds yesterday at the Mariners Museum, I
decided I needed to check out part of the trail before going in to work today.
I started at the Lion's Bridge (left side) shortly before 7:00 am and had to
pull myself away around 8:30.
The birds were active, and it was great to SEE so many of them today.
Highlights:
- An immature Bald Eagle flew overhead as I was getting out of the car.
- Excellent views of Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Common
Yellowthroat and 2 male Summer Tanager
- An Ovenbird foraging on the ground just a few feet away from the path. I've
never been so close to one before and this one was not concerned about people.
I was struck by the tiny size of this bird and how vulnerable it was.
- FIVE species of woodpeckers within 50 feet of each other (all the common ones
in our area)
- FIVE Gray Catbirds
- Large group of Cedar Waxwings (21) - they still haven't moved out, nor have
the Yellow-rumped Warblers (8)
Definitely worth getting up early for! Complete list below.
Meredith Bell
Hayes, VA
Location: Mariners Museum Park
Observation date: 5/2/08
Notes: Sunny with light wind. Started at Lion's Bridge.
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 21
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Summer Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 4
American Goldfinch 12
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
