Warblers on a September morning
Black-and-white warbler
Photo by Bryan Henson
On a lovely mid-September morning, 14 birders and nature lovers enjoyed a walk at Algonkian Regional Park. The weather was cool albeit a bit humid and the skies were overcast. Proceeding from the boat ramp east towards Sugarland Run, the group encountered a few warblers: Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart and Black-and-white, among the more numerous summer residents and year-round resident birds. On the way back towards the boat ramp, a briefly-seen Swainson’s Thrush was the highlight.
As the weather started to warm up, part of the group departed and part of the group relocated to the pavilion and waterpark area on the other side of the park. This change of scenery appeared to do the trick. We found several warblers in the cut-through trail between the cabin road and the waterpark. High up in the trees and with pretty terrible light, we were unable to identify all the warblers and birds we saw. However, we definite caught sight of Canada, Chestnut-sided, Northern Parula, Black-and-white, and American Redstart warblers. As the walk ended, we had a nice grouping of three woodpeckers – Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Northern Flicker – in the space of just one minute.
All told, the group found a total of 43 species on a comfortable but low visibility morning.
Bryan Henson and Allison Gallo
Walk leaders
Algonkian Regional Park, Loudoun, Virginia
Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:01 a.m.
Traveling, 1 mile
Duration: 1 hour(s), 41 minute(s)
Comments: Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy walk – from the Boat Ramp east to just past the driving range’s eastern edge and back.
31 species total
Rock pigeons (feral) 3
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 20
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-Headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood – Pewee 5
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 11
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Swainson’s Thrush 1
American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 40
American Goldfinch 4
Black-and-white warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
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Algonkian Regional Park, Loudoun County, Virginia
Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:49 AM
Protocol: Traveling
Party Size: 7
Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes
Distance: 0.33 mile(s)
31 species (+1 other taxa) total
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-Headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood – Pewee 6
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 14
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 14
House finch 1
American Goldfinch 33
Chipping Sparrow 1
Black-and-white warbler 1
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided warbler 1
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48544372
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