Manassas Battlefield/Vireos, Warblers. 20 APR 99
BlkVulture@aol.com
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:49:55 EDT
Hello all,
I started the Stone Bridge-Stable Loop today around 8:15. The temp was about
50, wind was nil until I reached the fields, when it was about 5-10 from the
WNW. I finished at 10:30, the temp was up to about 58. The sky was partly
sunny early, then mostly cloudy by the end of my walk, when I was in the open
looking up.
Notable today were several new arrivals. Vireos and Warblers mostly.
Nothing spectacular, but I ended with 2 Vireo sp, and 6 Warblers. Possibly
the last Winter Wren I will see until fall. There was a higher than usual
number of Savannah Sparrows, and a few more White-throateds as well. Many of
the Gnatcatchers from Saturday have moved on. The hawks were minimal, even
with a favorable sky.
Today's List:
Canada Goose (7)
Wood Duck (1)
Mallard (2)
Turkey Vulture (5)
Red-shouldered Hawk (2) pair on territory
Broad-winged Hawk (8) overhead, moving
Common Snipe (8)
Mourning Dove (6)
Kingfisher (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (4)
Downy Woodpecker (6)
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
N. Flicker (2)
Pileated Woodpecker (2)
E. Phoebe (3)
Barn Swallow (~24)
Blue Jay (12)
A. Crow (12)
Fish Crow (3)
C. Chickadee (22)
Titmouse (16)
Carolina Wren (6)
House Wren (2)
Winter Wren (1)
RC Kinglet (4)
BG Gnatcatcher (18)
E. Bluebird (4)
A. Robin (2)
N. Mockingbird (2)
Brown Thrasher (3)
Starling (35)
White-eyed Vireo (1)
Blue-headed Vireo (4)
N. Parula (1)
Yellow-rump (10)
Pine Warbler (4)
Prairie Warbler (3)
Palm Warbler (1)
B&W Warbler (1)
Northern Cardinal (12)
E. Towhee (2)
Field Sparrow (25)
Savannah Sparrow (30)
Song Sparrow (3)
White-throated Sparrow (18)
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
E. Meadowlark (4)
BH Cowbird (6)
A. Goldfinch (24)
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Todd Day
Jeffersonton, VA
BlkVulture@aol.com