Eight of us got together for an early Spring bird walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve Saturday, April 8. We found 41 species of birds of which the highlights were numerous Tree Swallows checking out the various next boxes there, gobbling Wild Turkeys, two Louisiana Waterthrushes in an area where they are found most years (one of which one was singing and the other which was much plainer and duller, making anxious chip calls), FOS (for most of us) Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets for a nice seasonal mix of birds.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
For a complete list of the birds observed at Banshee Reeks Saturday see the eBird report below.
The regular monthly free bird walk (every 2nd Saturday) at the Banshee Reeks Nature preserve is sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Friends of Banshee Reeks (www.bansheereeks.org ). Loudoun Wildlife has several walks and a Birdathon scheduled from April 29 through May 14 – if you’re interested check out the “Celebrate Birds!” section of the website.
Good birding!
Joe Coleman
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Loudoun, Virginia, US Apr 8, 2017 7:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.9 mile(s)
Comments: Regular monthly bird walk by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy & the Friends of Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
40 species (+1 other taxa)
American Black Duck/Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 1 Heard them gobbling but were not able to find them.
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 20
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 25
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 8
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35788114
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/content/atlasva)