Hello birders,
I led a walk at Sky Meadows on Sat. morning,sponsored by the park. It was a
pleasant day for a hike. A group of
Boy Scouts from the Winchester area were among the participants. The highlight
was the great looks at the Red-headed Woodpeckers. We watched one bird caching
nuts in a tree.
Sparrow numbers were lower than I expected.
We walked the Visitor Center and Walnut Grove areas. Later I retraced our
steps to try to dig out more birds.
Thanks to all who came out. The day's list is below.
Sky Meadows SP--(west of Rte. 17), Fauquier, US-VA
Nov 5, 2011 9:01 AM - 1:14 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: Led bird walk for the park from 9:01 to approx. 11:30. Walked
from Visitor Center through the Walnut Grove as far as the new picnic area (old
group campground). Backtracked into lower Walnut Grove, walked back to VC by
way of entrance road. I'm also including the 1/2 mi. drive on Edmonds Lane on
the way in and out. After the bird walk I retraced my steps. I also did a
more thorough search of the VC area. I felt that we missed a lot of birds
during the walk.
Weather - Sunny, light breeze. 37 to 47F.
Mammals - E. Gray Squirrel, 3. E. Fox Squirrel, 1. E. Chipmunk, 1. W.t.
Deer, 1m.
Butterflies - Clouded Sulphur, 1. Orange Sulphur, 1. Variegated Fritillary,
1. Also see NABA notes.
Flowers - Wingstem, Bull Thistle, Com. Dandelion, Plumeless Thistle.
38 species (+1 other taxa)
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Bald Eagle 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 chasing Starlings
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 6
Common Raven 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 16
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 35
Cedar Waxwing 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 31
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Eastern Meadowlark 3
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Scott Baron
Vienna, Va.
