VA-Birders,
I birded a few locations in Prince William County this morning starting at
3:45, visiting Joplin Road between Quantico and Prince Wm Forest Park, the
Nokesville area, Possum Point, Julie Metz Wetlands, and a brief visit to
Monticello Park in Alexandria. A total of 111 species were noted by 11 AM,
including my 400th ABA species for the year.
Best birds include:
- 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS flying around the structure at Quantico
- 1 CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW at the VFW along Joplin Rd
- 4 WHIP-POOR-WILLS north of Campgrounds 2&5 PWFP (completing the sweep)
- 2 booming AMERICAN BITTERNS and two SORAS at Cedar Run Weltands in Nokesville
- Several returning WILLOW FLYCATCHERS at two locations (see lists)
- YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at Possum Point
- 20 species of warbler including CANADA (Possum Pt) and PROTHONOTARY (Metz)
- 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH at Monticello - My 400th ABA species of 2008!
eBird-generated lists for most locations are below.
Jay Keller,
Arlington
Location: Prince William Forest Park
Number of species: 8 (NIGHT FLIGHT)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Common Nighthawk 2
Chuck-will's-widow 1
Whip-poor-will 4
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 3
Wood Thrush 1
Location: Nokesville, Prince William County, VA, US
Number of species: 68
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 2
American Bittern 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 2
Sora 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 10
Great Horned Owl 1
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Willow Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Purple Martin 12
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 9
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 12
Northern Parula 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 7
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 6
Grasshopper Sparrow 14
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 15
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 7
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Eastern Meadowlark 22
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Orchard Oriole 12
American Goldfinch 10
Location: Possum Point
Number of species: 73
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Osprey 7
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 10
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Acadian Flycatcher 6
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 12
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15
Wood Thrush 10
American Robin 16
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 12
Cedar Waxwing 36
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 7
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 9
Worm-eating Warbler 6
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Hooded Warbler 3
Canada Warbler 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Summer Tanager 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 9
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 10
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 3
Location: Julie Metz Wetlands
Number of species: 46
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 7
Chimney Swift 3
Northern Flicker 2
Willow Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 8
Cedar Waxwing 4
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Northern Waterthrush 5
Common Yellowthroat 8
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Orchard Oriole 7
American Goldfinch 7
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
