Today was a great day for the Last-Sunday-of-the-Month Prince William
Conservation Alliance Birdwalk at Merrimac Farm in Nokesville. Not only did
the weather improve significantly during the night giving us a beautiful
morning, but we tallied a very good species count for this location. There
were three of us, and we identified 36 species. Our highlights included a very
cooperative male Scarlet Tanager, and several Warbler species.
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Wood Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 2
Ovenbird 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 12
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 10
Eastern Towhee 12
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 4
The Prince William Conservation Alliance birdwalks at the Merrimac Farm
Wildlife Management Area in Nokesville take place at 8 AM on the final Sunday
of every month. Birders meet at the Area's entrance located at the end of
Fleetwood Drive.
Harry GlasgowNancy Vehrs
