Twelve birders came out for a Northern Virginia Bird Club walk at Huntley
Meadows.? The highlight of the trip was a great performance by the flying
Redheaded Woodpecker family that has taken up residence in the area of the tall
snags down the informal trail past the observation tower.? We watched two
adults and four juveniles fly back and forth while keeping up a steady stream
of chatter.? They also obligingly posed for us allowing us to get excellent
looks at them.? Other birds of note include a Common Nighthawk flying around in
broad daylight, several Swamp Sparrows, a Winter Wren, and many Eastern
Bluebirds.? Two birders from the group came across an Ovenbird and a Wood
Thrush near the Visitor Center.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Location: Huntley Meadows Park - CMN04
Observation date: 10/3/09
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose 18
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
King Rail 1
Mourning Dove 5
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 15
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue Jay 6
Carolina Chickadee 16
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 12
Winter Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 30
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 40
Gray Catbird 5
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 16
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 60
American Goldfinch 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
