VA BIRDers,
On behalf of the Prince William Conservation Alliance, I lead a Field Trip
today to the Rt 234 Wetlands Mitigation site, adjacent to Manassas Airport.
We started at 7 am to blue skies, very little wind, warming temperatures and
a great birding day for this small (ca. 50 acres) site. The day's
highlights were yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a
good morning flight of Northern Flickers, Northern Parula, and Baltimore
Oriole. Excellent looks at Field and Swamp Sparrows during song were
obtained by all, an adult Bald Eagle was in the area, and a few Brown
Thrashers here and there. We tallied 51 species, the list is added below.
Kurt Gaskill
PS: Before the trip I heard a Ring-necked Pheasant in the Nokesville area
(most likely a released bird) near sunrise. As I drove to the starting
location, I passed a Manassas Airport grassy strip near the RR tracks and
heard a Grasshopper Sparrow sing and 2 juncos were nearby.
C. Goose 4
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 5
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied WP 1
YB Sapsucker 1
Downy WP 2
No. Flicker 25, a good flight!
E. Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 8
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 5
No. Rough-winged Sw 4
Barn Sw 2
C. Chickadee 4
T. Titmouse 3
C. Wren 2
H. Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Am. Robin 7
No. Mocker 2
Brown Thrasher 3
No. Parula 1
Yellow-rumped 3
Com. Yellowthroat 3
E. Towhee 4
Chipping Sp 1
Field Sp 7
Song Sp 6
Swamp Sp 12
White-thr Sp 8
No. Cardinal 6
Red-winged BB 12
E. Meadowlark 3
Com. Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Baltimore O 1, very bright!
Am. Goldfinch 8
