Hello all,
Seventeen people joined leader Cindy Foster for a walk along
Buttermilk Creek Trail in Reston (Fairfax County) this morning. The
walk was sponsored by Reston Association, the Bird Feeder, and
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV).
Highlights included a female HOODED MERGANSER, OSPREY, and PALM
WARBLER. These three were seen along, or from, the part of the trail
that parallels the northern side of the lake at Lake Fairfax Park.
The complete list follows:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Hooded Merganser (f) on Lake Fairfax
Double-crested Cormorant--flying overhead as well perched in trees at
lakeside at Lake Fairfax and swimming in the lake.
Great Blue Hereon
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Osprey--circling over Lake Fairfax
Red-shouldered Hawk--2, with one perched in a tree near Upland
Swimming Pool eating what appeared to be a Toad.
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker (H)
Pileated Woodpecker--at least two. One across from Upland Swimming
pool, the other was observed as it flew to and from a tree cavity,
and then as it excavated a cavity in a separate tree.
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow--two near Upland Pool. It appears they were winning a
duel with a pair of Eastern Bluebirds for control of a nest box in
the pipeline right-of-way just below Upland Swimming Pool.
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee (H)
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Posted on behalf of our trip leader, Cindy Foster.
Good Birding to all,
Jay and Carol Hadlock
Herndon, VA
