The off and on rain this morning at Banshee Reeks did not create the
ideal birding conditions. One other birder joined me on a soggy walk
around the preserve anyway. It turned out to be a decent morning. We
saw or heard 50 species with good looks at YB Chats, Magnolia Warblers,
a singing Prairie Warbler and two Ravens flying together low over the
barn near the visitor's center. Here's the list:
Location: Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Observation date: 5/10/08
Number of species: 50
Canada Goose 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 5
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 4
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 3
Tufted Titmouse 8
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 10
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 18
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 20
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 8
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 14
Yellow-breasted Chat 5
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 22
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 30
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Orchard Oriole 5
Baltimore Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 15
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
Larry Meade
Vienna, VA
