There were only three birders on this morning's Prince William Conservation
Alliance Merrimac Farm birdwalk, but we had some excellent sightings and
generally a very pleasant walk. Among our highlights was a Common Raven, the
song of an Eastern Meadowlark coming from one of the surrounding farm fields,
and a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches. There was at least one pair of Wood
Ducks in the Cedar Run stream which runs through the Area, and several
Golden-crowned Kinglets flitting through the trees.
Canada Goose 11
Wood Duck 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 5
Eastern Phoebe 12
Blue Jay 30
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 20+
Northern Mockingbird 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 13
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 18
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 11
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 4
The Prince William Conservation Alliance sponsors birdwalks on the last Sunday
of every month at the Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area in Nokesville.
For further information, check the Alliance's website at
http://pwconserve.org/. ;
Harry Glasgow
Prince William Conservation Alliance
