Many thanks to Del Sargent for sending over the latest report from the field:
Fourteen birders came to the monthly walk at Banshee Reeks sponsored by The Friends of Banshee Reeks and the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy this past weekend. As is typical of the August walks, the birds were quiet. The temperature was overcast and humid. There were a few drops of rain. A total of 30 species were noted as follows:
Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red Headed Woodpecker (a juvenile that was probably a transient) Downy Woodpecker Eastern Wood Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Carolina Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebirds Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Northern Cardinal Blue Grosbeak American Goldfinch
Butterflies Seen:
6 Monarchs (first of the season for many). Northern Pearly Eye, Zebra Swallowtail and lots of Eastern Tiger Swallowtails