Continued my breeding bird surveys.  Today (6-28) I covered the
impoundments and areas, mostly fields and wetlands, to the west.  Not a bad
day found 49 species, including 2 which I hadn't recorded on my counts.
Found a family of HAIRY WOODPECKERS, which are uncommon
breeders, an adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in their main wintering area.  Last
August I heard one in the same area but it was close to the start of the
fall migration period, so I couldn't be sure of its status.
       Other birds of note  were a LEAST BITTERN along the N-S dyke, a WOOD
DUCK family of at least 8 young, 2 singing WARBLING VIREOS, several recently
fledged TREE SWALLOWS perched in the dead trees with their parents, a male
INDIGO BUNTING feeding a fledgling, several newly fledged RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS, and two families of ORCHARD ORIOLES.
     One sign of fall were 9 GREAT BLUE HERONS, including 3 flying in
formation to the NW.  This species has been relatively uncommon here this
month.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA 22032