Four friends took a walk around the grounds of Rippon Lodge in Woodbridge this
morning to explore a new birding area. Rippon Lodge was built around 1747 and
is one of the oldest houses still standing in Prince William County. It is set
on about 40 wooded acres overlooking Neabsco Creek and the Potomac River. This
morning's casual walk was a moderately successful hour, with 25 species
spotted. Our highlights were a Baltimore Oriole, what seems to becoming an
increasingly scarce Wood Thrush, and many freshly molted Eastern Bluebirds. I
think a more intense survey of this beautiful property will produce many more
species, and I encourage others to try it. Further information about Rippon
Lodge can be found at
http://www.pwcgov.org/default.aspx?topic=010014001370001838 ;
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood Peewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 4
Eastern Bluebird 12
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 11
Northern Mockingbird 4
Chipping Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 5
Harry Glasgow
