Went to Huntley Meadows dark and early, hoping for rails - no luck. Turkeys
were gobbling ~ 5:30 on both sides of the pond. Good close looks at Least
Sandpiper (3). Encountered a male Blue Grosbeak singing from one of the trees
in the hedgerow that parallels the beginning stretch of the boardwalk.
Went up to Monticello Pk, arriving at 9:00. Good looks at Veery and Hermit,
Wood, and Swainson's Thrushes; 8 species of warbler - all good looks down low,
including male Cape May and Bay-breasted.
Scott D. Priebe
Springfield, VA
HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARK -
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Osprey
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Acadian Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Prothonotary Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
MONTICELLO PARK, ALEXANDRIA -
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
