This morning the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy & the Audubon Naturalist Society
sponsored a walk at Sky Meadows State Park, Fauquier Co, this morning. The
highlight of the walk actually occurred before the walk when several of us saw
a single BANK SWALLOW on the wires along the rd into the park. Also nice was a
flock of RAVENS playing in the vicinity of the pond prior to the walk, a BLUE
GROSBEAK near the Visitor Center, several BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, and
the park's ever-present RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS. There were also lots of
butterflies (18 species) but not as many species as were seen earlier.
Joe Coleman near Bluemont, Loudoun County
Number of bird species: 47
Location: Sky Meadows State Park
Observation date: 9/7/08
Canada Goose X
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 3
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Red-headed Woodpecker X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker X
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Wood-Pewee X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Common Raven 7
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat X
Chipping Sparrow X
Field Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Blue Grosbeak 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
Butterflies observed:
Black Swallowtail caterpillar
Spicebush Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Variegated Fritillary
Great Spangled Fritillary
Pearl Crescent
Red Admiral
Common Buckeye
Hackberry Emperor
Northern Pearly-eye
Monarch
Silver-spotted Skipper
Least Skipper
Sachem
Zabulon Skipper
