Five birders came out yesterday for the normal second Saturday birdwalk at Banshee Reeks sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee Reeks, on a cool overcast morning.
A total of fifty birds were recorded, which compares favorably with past Aprils at Banshee. A flock of seven ring-necked ducks were on the Springhouse Pond to start the walk.
Canada Goose 25, Wood Duck 2, Mallard 6, Ring-necked Duck 7, Wild Turkey 1, Great Blue Heron 2, Great Egret 1 (at the new beaver pond), Black Vulture 12, Turkey Vulture 4, Red-shouldered Hawk 1, Red Tailed Hawk 2, American Kestral 2, Mourning Dove 8, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 6, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2, Downy Woodpecker 5, Northern Flicker 5, Pileated Woodpecker 2, Eastern Phoebe 3, Blue Jay 20, American Crow 12, Fish Crow 3, Tree Swallow 8, Carolina Chickadee 15, Tufted Titmouse 10, White-breasted Nuthatch 6, Golden-crowned Kinglet 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Eastern Bluebird 8, American Robin 20, Northern Mockingbird 3, Brown Thrasher 4, European Starling 15, Louisiana Waterthrush 1, Eastern Towhee 12, Chipping Sparrow 3, Field Sparrow 6, Song Sparrow 5, Swamp Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 15, Dark-eyed Junco 15, Northern Cardinal 8, Red-winged Blackbird 14, Eastern Meadowlark 3, Common Grackle 8, Brown-headed Cowbird 12, House Finch 2, American Goldfinch 10
Del Sargent, Purcellville