Fifteen birders came out this morning for a bird walk at Silver Lake Park.
Conditions were a bit chilly with the wind blowing, but the sun came out to
occasionally to warm us up a bit.Our group walked around the lake and around
the quarry. We found 48 species including all seven normally occurring
woodpecker species. Sparrow diversity was decent, but we had nothing too
unusual. We did see a large flock of Common Grackles which we estimated
contained 1000 birds. A later flock of three more grackles upped our count to
1003! No waterfowl was seen with the exception of some flying Canada Geese and
a few ducks seen in the quarry early in the morning by one birder, but not by
the main group later on. Raptors were few and far between, but we did have nice
looks at a Bald Eagle and Red-shouldered Hawk. A Sharpie gave us a brief look
as it patrolled the area looking for a meal.
Larry Meade
Merrifield, VA
Silver Lake Regional Park, Prince William, Virginia, US
Nov 18, 2017 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
48 species
Canada Goose 34
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 1
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 12
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 12
American Robin 100
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 60
Cedar Waxwing 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 22
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 20
White-throated Sparrow 35
Song Sparrow 18
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1003
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 8
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