Great Falls and Monticello, No. VA

KurtCapt87@aol.com
Sat, 15 May 1999 22:51:34 EDT 

Folks,

Birded Great Falls 0745-1145 and Monticello Park 1215-1430 today.  All 
locations are in the No. VA DC metro area and found in Claudia Wilds book.   
Highlights were somewhat few, but included Yellow-throated Vireo and Least 
Flycatcher at Great Falls, Gray-cheeked Thrush (95% sure) at Monticello, and 
a reasonably sized Canada Warbler push.  The species spotted were...

Great Falls:

DC Corm - 1
Gr. Blue Heron - 4
C. Goose - 16
Wood Duck - 2
Mallard - 6
TV - 5
RS Hawk - 1
Spotted Sand. - 1
Rock Dove - 4
MoDo - 6
YB Cuckoo - 2
C. Swift - 35
RT Hummer - 1
Red-belly Wood - 4
Downy - 1
Pileated - 4
No. Flicker - 2
E. Peewee - 6
Acadian Fly - 10
Least Fly - 1
Gr. Cr. Fly - 4
E. King - 1
Purple Martin - 6
Tree Sw. - 1
Blue Jay - 6
Am Crow - 4
Fish Crow - 2
C. Chickadee - 10
T. Titmouse - 8
White-hatch - 3
C. Wren - 4
Gray Catbird - 2
No. Mocker - 2
Veery - 2
Swainson Thrush - 4
Wood Thrush - 6
Blue-gray Gnat - 6
Cedar Waxwings - 20
E. Starlings - 10
YT Vireos - 2
Red-eyed Vireos - 30
Tenn Warbler - 1
No. Parula - 8
Magnolia - 1
Bl-thr Blue - 1
Yellow-rumped - 8
Bay-breasted - 3
Blackpoll - 35
Bl and white - 1
Am Redstart - 3
Ovenbird - 1 (chips only, strange)
Kentucky - 1
Com Yellowthroat - 1 (female)
Canada - 5
LA Waterthrush - 3
Red-winged Blbrd - 3
Com. Grackle - 20
Brown-headed Cowbird - 12
Balto Oriole - 1
Scarlet Tan - 8
No. Card - 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Indigo Bunting - 3
Am Goldfinch - 10
Song Sp - 1

Monticello Park:

Hairy Woodpecker (nice in the city) - 1
E. Peewee - 1
Gr.Cr Fly - 1
Gr Catbird - 1
Veery - 2
Gray-cheeked - 1 (no contrast on tail/back, dark gray-slt olive on back, dull 
yellow lower half mandible)
Swainson's Thrush - 4
Wood Thrush - 2
Am Robin - 4
Red-eyed V - 2
Tenn. Warbler - 1
No. Parula - 1
Chestnut-sided - 1
Blk-thr. Blue - 2
YR Warbler - 1
Blk-thr Green - 1
Bay-breasted - 1
Blackpoll - 6
Am Redstart - 2
Ovenbird - 1 (weak song!)
Kentucky - 1
Com. Yellowthroat - 1 (female)
Canada - 1

Last week (5/8) at Monticello we had a very interesting gray-cheek variety.  
The bird had a Veery-brown back and a chestnut tail, not as chestnut-ty as a 
Hermit but distinctly reddish and quite contrasty with the back.  The lower 
mandible was yellow, extending at least half way to the tip.  No buffiness 
under the throat or on the flanks.  I suspect this was a Bicknell's mainly 
from the color of the back, the extreme contrast with the tail, and the 
yellow lower mandible.  It is the first bird of this coloration I have ever 
seen in this area and is quite different from the many gray-cheek varieties 
which have been regulary showing up at Monticello for the last 7 days or so.

Kurt Gaskill