I walked my bluebird trail yesterday for the last time this season. All the
boxes are now empty. I came upon a large flock of birds feeding on cherries.
There is a row of mature cherry trees along a fence line, loaded with ripe
berries. There were many Bluebirds, Robins, Flickers, Baltimore Orioles,
Eastern Kingbirds, Phoebes, Great-crested Flycatchers, and House Finch all
actively feeding. There were also Downy, Hairy & Pileated woodpeckers. It was a
lot of fun to watch so many birds all congregated and interacting. Later along
the trail I ran into another flock of migrants that included Chestnut-sided,
Black & White and Common Yellow-throat. At the end of the park, looking over
into Westwood CC, I saw a large flock of Cow Birds feeding in the grass. Many
of the birds were molting from brown to black.
Phil
Phil Kenny
1731 Killarney Court
Vienna, VA 22182-2133
philkenny@xxxxxxxxxxx
H: 703-255-5423
C: 571-226-6690
Canada Goose 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 150 Large flock in Westwood CC in tall grass
flushed up by passing golf cart.
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
