Andy Rabin reports that the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsored International Migratory Bird Day walk he and Linda Sieh led on Saturday at the privately-owned Horsepen Preserve in eastern Loudoun was attended by 18 participants, many of whom were first-timers and enjoyed getting great looks at the birds.
They found 49 species:
Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Fish Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, House Finch, American Goldfinch.