The 21 birders who came out Algonkian Park in Sterling (Loudoun County)
experienced a magical morning. The bird walk was sponsored by the Northern
Virginia Bird Club and was led by Elton Morel and me. We started at the
parking lot next to Shelter 1 and walked along the river as far as the driving
range. We then walked around the soccer field and walked through the power
line cut back to the picnic area. We saw so many birds that we were not able
to cover the entire park. We would find a large group of birds, spend a while
picking through them, move on, and soon find another flock just as good. As a
group, we saw 17 species of warblers including several Black-throated Green and
Black-throated Blue, Nashville, Yellow-throated, Blackburnian, Tennessee, etc.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Tree Swallows were also around. A flyover Northern
Harrier early in the walk was a nice surprise. Also of note was the arrival of
some of our winter friends including both kinglets, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers,
a Brown Creeper and a Swamp Sparrow.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Algonkian Regional Park - MFF05, Loudoun, US-VA
Sep 28, 2013 7:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
64 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 1 Heard only.
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 9
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 4
Tree Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 14
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 12
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 12
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 10
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 20
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 2
Cape May Warbler 3
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 12
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 6
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 8
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 20
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
Common Grackle 50
American Goldfinch 6
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