Twelve birders, including six first timers at BRCES, came to the monthly bird
walk at Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in Loudoun County,
sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. The walk is held the fourth Saturday
of each month except December.
The heavy overcast made bird ID somewhat difficult. It was a six woodpecker day
with only the Red-headed being missed. It is rare at BRCES. A FOX SPARROW
greeted us as we returned to our cars. A total of 27 species were recorded, as
follows:
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rock Pigeon, feral
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Mary Ann Good and Del Sargent
American Goldfinch
