Fifteen people showed up for very damp bird walks at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation and the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve (BRNP) on Wed., June 9.
The highlights of the 57 species seen the on & off rain were 2 GREAT EGRETS, 2 BALD EAGLES perched on a snag in the middle of the Wetlands, 4 or 5 AMERICAN KESTRELS (several near the BRNP nest box where they successfully nested), 2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, COMMON RAVEN, WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, and at least 15 ORCHARD ORIOLES scattered through both the Wetlands & Banshee Reeks.
Best,
Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, Loudoun Co
Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pew, e, Willow Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Blue Jay, American Crow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, American Goldfinch
Location: Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Number of species: 41
Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, American Crow, Fish Crow, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat,Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, American Goldfinch.