A pleasant morning for a walk. Highlight of the morning was a Peregrine Falcon
perched on a piling at the south end of the series of islands and mud spits
that parallel the channel into Occoquan bay. I was heading from Charlie Rd. to
Easy Rd. on Deep Hole Point Rd, and the falcon remained perched, occasionally
preening, for at least 40 min. as I walked along the river. Last I saw it, it
was still perched. Complete list follows.
Scott Priebe
Springfield, VA
Canada Goose
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
