Harry,
I saw something yesterday that you might want to keep an eye out for on next
week's walk.
I was walking through that little patch of woods that goes from the tower to
the boardwalk, when, on my right, I saw two bluebirds perched on a very small
tree in the woods on my right. Then, one of them disappeared into a hole on
the right-hand side of the tree while the second bird just hung around. I
would guess the diameter of the tree trunk was only about 8 inches or so and
the hole was about 40-50 feet up the trunk.
Lori Keeler
---- Harry Glasgow via va-bird <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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A crowd of nearly 30 birders gathered in the fog for the Huntley Meadows Monday
Morning Birdwalk today. We tallied 53 species with some of the highlights
being northrn Rough-winged, and Barn Swallows in addition to the Tree Swallows
we have been seeing for the past couple of weeks. Our FOS Osprey caught a fish
and received a hand from the birders. We are waiting for the rest of the
Warblers. We had a Yellow-rumped Warbler today.
Canada Goose 62
Wood Duck 15
Mallard 5
Northern Shoveler 3
Green-winged Teal 1
Ring-necked Duck 6
Hooded Merganser 4
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Coot 13
Ring-billed Gull 13
Mourning Dove 2
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 75
crow sp. 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Tree Swallow 29
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 30
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 20
Red-winged Blackbird 145
Rusty Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 20
American Goldfinch 2
The Monday Morning Birdwalk has been a weekly event at Huntley Meadows since
1985. It takes place every week, rain or shine (except during electrical
storms, strong winds, or icy trails), at 7AM (8AM from November through March),
is free of charge, requires no reservation, and is open to all. Birders meet in
the parking lot at the Park's entrance at 3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA.
Questions should be directed to Park staff during normal business hours at
(703)768-2525.
Harry GlasgowFriends of Huntley Meadows Park
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