Started just before sunrise at the fishing pier and birded the ruins meadow and
picnic area till ~10, and spent the rest of the day (till ~2:00 PM) at Bushey
Pt. Highlights for me were 19 warbler species with two GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
(lifer) and Yellow-rumped W. (due to date) being the standouts; along with
Peregrine Falcon and 6 woodpecker species. My complete sightings list is below.
Other warbler reports for Leesylvania this morning list 3 species I missed
(Palm, Nashville and Tennessee); bringing the warbler species count to at least
22 in the park today. The Golden-winged Warblers were seen on several separate
occasions traveling in a mixed flock around the middle board walk (both sides)
and the picnic area beside the boat house.
Scott D. Priebe
Springfield, VA
Total - 67
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
MALLARD
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
GREAT BLUE HERON
BLACK VULTURE
TURKEY VULTURE
OSPREY
BALD EAGLE
RED-TAILED HAWK
LAUGHING GULL
RING-BILLED GULL
CASPIAN TERN
FORSTER'S TERN
MOURNING DOVE
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
CHIMNEY SWIFT
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
BELTED KINGFISHER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
DOWNY WOODPECKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
NORTHERN FLICKER
PILEATED WOODPECKER
PEREGRINE FALCON
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE
EASTERN PHOEBE
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
EASTERN KINGBIRD
RED-EYED VIREO
BLUE JAY
AMERICAN CROW
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
CAROLINA CHICKADEE
TUFTED TITMOUSE
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
HOUSE WREN
CAROLINA WREN
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
AMERICAN ROBIN
GRAY CATBIRD
EUROPEAN STARLING
OVENBIRD
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
AMERICAN REDSTART
CAPE MAY WARBLER
NORTHERN PARULA
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
CANADA WARBLER
WILSON'S WARBLER
CHIPPING SPARROW
SCARLET TANAGER
NORTHERN CARDINAL
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
