Nine birders came out for the Northern Virginia Bird Club's walk at
Riverbend Park in Fairfax County this morning. We started at the
Visitor Center and walked along the river in the direction of Great
Falls Park. The Virginia Bluebells were still out in full force and
still beautiful. Later, some of us took a quick trip around the meadow
up by the Nature Center. This netted a couple of more species. We had
a total of 41 species for the day. The highlight was certainly the six
warbler species that we saw and often heard singing along the river:
Yellow-rumped, Palm, Yellow-throated, Black and White, Northern Parula,
and LA Waterthrush. A Blue-headed Vireo was also briefly seen and we
enjoyed a pair of Wood Ducks out on the river.
Our walks are free and open to all. For a schedule of upcoming trips,
go to http://www.nvabc.org/trips.htm Next Saturday we will be at
Occoquan Bay NWR.
Larry Meade
Location: Riverbend Park
Observation date: 4/18/09
Notes: NVBC walk led by Larry Meade.
Number of species: 41
Canada Goose 16
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Ring-necked Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Blue Heron 12
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
American Coot 7
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Eastern Bluebird 6
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Northern Parula 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Yellow-throated Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Northern Cardinal 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
American Goldfinch 15
