Highlights for me were the red-breasted nuthatch with a group of chickadees,
titmice and golden-crowned kinglets, my first rough-winged swallows of the
year, and a flock of Bonaparte's Gulls that flew over route 29 and the fields
near Sudley Rd. Also had great views of male kestrel, red-tails, and
red-shouldered hawks. Here is the eBird report.
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 11:43 AM
Location: Manassas National Battlefield Park--Brownsville Tract
Observation date: 4/4/09 , 8:30 to 10:30 AM
Notes: Habitat a mix of cut fields with uncut native grass edges and
wet-spots, marshy-edged ponds, hedgerows, and hardwood/mixed forest.
No mammals seen.
Upland Chorus Frogs singing in 7 locations and Spring Peepers singing in 3
locations.
Cut-leaved Toothwort and Wind Flower in bloom in forest along the creek..
Number of bird species: 45
Canada Goose 6 3 pairs
Mallard 1 Male in pond alone near parking lot; is hen on a nest?
Turkey Vulture 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3 Saw all three soaring together.
American Kestrel 1 male in fields near end of parking lot.
Killdeer 1
Bonaparte's Gull 15 These were not at this location. They flew low over
route 29 and over the fields near Sudley Rd.
Rock Pigeon 2 Flew over
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 13
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 2 Flew over fields near parking lot.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Flew over pond closest to end of
parking lot.
Carolina Chickadee 9 in 5 locations
Tufted Titmouse 9 In 4 locations.
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 This was a surprise.
Carolina Wren 5 5 singing
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 8 4 pairs
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 45
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Field Sparrow 9 4 singing, 5 others seen
Song Sparrow 13
Swamp Sparrow 3 in cat-tails around pond and stream.
White-throated Sparrow 10 One flock
White-crowned Sparrow 2 2 singing
Northern Cardinal 5 2 pairs and 1 singing
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Rusty Blackbird 7 In a flock with 1 female red-winged blackbird.
Stopped briefly and moved on.
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Purple Finch 4 1 singing, others flying over calling
Pine Siskin 3 flew over, calling
American Goldfinch 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
