VA Birders:
The Northern Virginia Bird Club conducted a bird walk at Conway-Robinson State
Forest in Prince William county near Manassas National Battlefield. The birding
was really slow but we did manage to find 40 species. The walk into the forest
and down the railroad bed was uneventful save for finding a Black Racer coiled
up in a sapling and lots of orb-weavers over the trail. Fortunately, things
picked up when we reached the far northeast corner of the property at the end
of the 2nd growth field and pine grove. Here we found our only significant
mixed species flock of the morning. We found a flock of very active Pine
Warblers, a singing White-eyed Vireo, a Scarlet Tanager, a couple of
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and a briefly seen but mostly heard Red-breasted
Nuthatch and a Black-and-white Warbler. A few birders also located a
Black-throated Green Warbler, Magnolia Warbler and a Blue-headed Vireo. We
were also surrounded by a very active and vocal colony of Red-headed
Woodpeckers at this end of the park. On the way back to the parking lot, we
noted a flock of Cedar Waxwings and a quick look at a Chestnut-sided Warbler
mixed in with chickadees and a gnatcatcher. Upon reaching the parking lot, we
found a very cooperative Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the trees above the picnic
area.
Below is the complete eBird checklist.
Elton MorelArlington, VA
Conway-Robinson State Forest, Prince William, Virginia, US
Sep 15, 2018 7:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: NVBC walk led by Elton Morel & Toby Hardwick. Best mixed species
flock found in northeast corner at east end of the 2nd growth field and pine
grove. Otherwise, very quiet of bird activity.
40 species
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 At picnic area/parking lot.
Chimney Swift 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1 Heard only
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Heard only
White-eyed Vireo 1 Heard only, singing
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Briefly seen by a few observers, otherwise heard
only.
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 10 Heard only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 8
Cedar Waxwing 10
American Goldfinch 4
Eastern Towhee 2 Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2 Heard only
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 8
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48518692
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
