Thirty Northern Virginia Bird Club birders came out for a chilly, but not yet
frigid, morning at Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County. The walk was led
by David Ledwith and by me. We tallied 44 species and had several nice
sightings. Early in the morning before the walk officially began, several
people saw a large flock of Tundra Swans fly over the parking lot. A bit
later, an early rising Red-tailed Hawk was also spotted circling around. As we
headed down the trail, we found a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers in the woods
just before the entrance to the boardwalk. Later, a juvenile was spotted in
the same general area. Other highlights included a nice collection of
waterfowl which included Gadwall, Northern Shovelers and Northern Pintails. We
had good looks at some sparrows even though there was not a great deal of
diversity. Rusty Blackbirds flew over and flocks of Common Grackles and
Red-winged Blackbirds flew around the wetland.
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
Huntley Meadows Park - CMN04, Fairfax, US-VA
Nov 23, 2013 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
44 species
Canada Goose 40
Tundra Swan 60
Gadwall 6
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 5
Northern Pintail 8
Green-winged Teal 60
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 7
Red-headed Woodpecker 3 2 adults and 1 juvenile
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 7
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 20
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 30
Swamp Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 40
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Rusty Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 300
American Goldfinch 15
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15740484
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