In response to Kevin Dodge's inquiry, the water levels at Huntley are now
back to their prior levels, as the beavers have repaired their dam.
Therefore, many shorebirds, ducks, and waders have returned. FYI - my
list from Tuesday morning is below. There is also an American Bittern
there that I did not see or hear while there.
Thanks,
Jay Keller
Arlington, VA
Canada Goose 28
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 10
Green-winged Teal 5
Ring-necked Duck 1
Hooded Merganser 3
Wild Turkey 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 1
White-faced Ibis 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 4
Greater Yellowlegs 18
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 1
Wilson's Snipe 21
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 8
Mourning Dove 4
Barred Owl 4
Chimney Swift 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 15
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 18
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 1
Marsh Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 45
Cedar Waxwing 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
Eastern Towhee 6
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 18
White-throated Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 17
Red-winged Blackbird 45
Rusty Blackbird 300
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 8 |