Sarah,
I forgot to add that:
The meadows were full of Common Milkweed, especially the one between the pond &
Goose Creek, and while we found only one Monarch butterfly we were hopeful that
there were many caterpillars hidden among the milkweed plants.
Thanks, Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: Loudoun
To: Joe Coleman
Cc: VA-Bird ; Nicole Hamilton
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: Birds seen Banshee Reeks (Lo Co)
I'm happy to post this;).
Sarah
Sarah Steadman
On Jul 12, 2014, at 5:34 PM, "Joe Coleman" <joecoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The highlights of this morning's regular monthly bird walk, sponsored by
the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee Reeks, were three,
possibly four, Yellow-breasted Chats, three of which were well seen as they
perched high in trees and chatted away; a Cooper's Hawk carrying prey as it
flew overhead; and two Eastern Towhees, who also perched high in shrubs
singing away. Most int'g were the birds that have been common on previous July
walks at Banshee that were absent today such as Red-shouldered Hawk,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Kingbird, Starlings, and Cedar Waxwings. Del
Sargent, co-leader of today's walk, maintains a spreadsheet of birds seen at
Banshee by monthly walk date and all of these have been seen on five or more of
the previous seven July walks at Banshee.
See below for complete eBird list of the birds seen at Banshee Reeks.
The regular monthly free bird walk (every 2nd Sat) at the Banshee Reeks
Nature Preserve is sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
(www.loudounwildlife.org) and the Friends of Banshee Reeks
(www.bansheereeks.org); information on both and their upcoming events can be
found on their websites.
Joe Coleman
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve - MFF08, Loudoun, US-VA
Jul 12, 2014 8:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
.
44 species
Green Heron 3
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 15
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 9
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 13
Song Sparrow 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 15
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19080066
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
