About a dozen people joined Bryan (Pete) Peters and me for the
NVBC-sponsored walk at Huntley Meadows today. By the sound (or lack thereof)
in the woodland, migration is rapidly winding down. Didn't even hear a
single Blackpoll! The breeders were well represented though, especially
Red-eyed Vireos, Acadian Flycatchers, and Common Yellowthroats, all very
vocal. Wood Ducks were everywhere in the central wetlands it seemed and
several Green Herons put on a nice show for the crowd. We watched three
nestlings in the Red-shouldered Hawk nest along the path to the central
wetland and saw a hen Merganser with 8 young. Most of us got great views of
a singing Blue Grosbeak near the observation tower. A very nice, if rather
a slow day, and the company was delightful!
Huntley Meadows Park - CMN04, Fairfax, US-VA May 27, 2015 8:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8
46 species
Canada Goose 25
Wood Duck 18
Mallard 5
Hooded Merganser 9 one hen and 8 precocial young
Wild Turkey 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 4
Osprey 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 5
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Acadian Flycatcher 13
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 8
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Eastern Bluebird 3
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 2
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Eastern Towhee 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 12
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle (Purple) 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23660986
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Larry Cartwright
prowarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:prowarbler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
