Back door at Huntley Meadows, VA

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Folks,

Spent a quick morning birding the west side of Huntley today, 21 April.  Very 
birdy.  Highlights were Great Crested Flycatchers, Winter Wrens, a Brown 
Creeper, RC Kinglets, a big push of Hermit Thrush (elsewhere in town too I 
understand), Wood Thrush, Blue-headed Vireos and some warblers.  I did not do 
the pond except for close birds which normally don't get seen when birding 
the east side.  At the end I include results for the evening of 20 April east 
side of Huntley which was very rail- and shore-birdy.

Kurt Gaskill

Gr. Blue Heron - 1
C. Goose - 2
Mallard - 2
King Rail - 1 (close to the platform)
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
RB Gull - 2
Mourning Dove - 2
Red Belly Wood. - 3
Downy - 2
Hairy - 1
Flicker - 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2
Tree Swallow - 2 (the Martin House has not been put up this year!)
Blue Jay - 6
Am Crow - 6
C. Chicadee - 16
T. Titmouse - 8
C. Wren - 3
W. Wren - 2 (in brush piles in the forest, not at an edge!)
Brown Creeper - 1 (singing)
RC Kinglet - 10
Bl-Gr. Gnatcatcher - 12
E. Bluebird - 4
Hermit Thrush - 8 (2 singing, 3 pairs - maybe I missed two?)
Wood Thrush - 2
Am Robin - 3
Brn Thrasher - 3
Blue-headed Vireo - 3
No. Parula - 2
Y. R. Warbler - 24+
Yellow Palm Warbler - 1
Pine Warbler - 1
Ovenbird - 2
Com. Yellowthroat - 1
E. Towhee - 4
Field Sp. - 3
Song Sp. - 1
Swamp Sp. - 8
White-throated Sp. - 16
Red-winged Blackbird - 20
Rusty Blackbird - 4+
Com. Grackle - 3
Br-hd Cowbird - 3
Am Goldfinch - 12

Evening of 20 April (east side only)

Blue-winged Teal - 6
King Rail - 3
Sora - 2
Lesser Yellowlegs - 3
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 (I guess the Spotted from Sunday flew away earlier?)
Pectoral Sandpiper - 3
Least Sandpiper - 1
Com. Snipe - 2
Cliff Swallow - 1

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