Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

Seven of us, including Mary Ann Good & Bill Brown, participated in the regular monthly bird walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on Saturday morning. The walk began well with several birds along the hedge row that runs west from the education annex but it then got really quiet and not much else was observed.

The initial flurry along the hedge row included a couple of vireos, one of which we tried to make into a Philadelphia Vireo but finally decided was a Warbling Vireo. We were also delighted to get great looks at a Yellow-billed Cuckoo that perched in front of us long enough for all of us to carefully study it.

After wrapping up at Banshee Reeks four of us went to the close-by Dulles Greenway Wetlands which was pretty quiet, prob. because of the hour and the lack of exposed mud due to this past week’s heavy rains (the contrast between today when the wetlands was full of water and Aug 31 when it looked like the wetlands was going to dry out soon was fascinating).

The highlights of today’s visit were several mixed flocks of swallows, including a couple of Cliff Swallows and several Northern Rough-winged Swallows, swirling around as well as several Chimney swifts and a few high-flying raptors (an immature Bald Eagle and a couple of Ospreys) but not much else. As we had earlier at Banshee Reeks, we got great looks at a Yellow-billed Cuckoo that perched right in front of us.

See below for the lists of birds seen at both places.

Banshee Reeks: 39 species (+1 other taxa): Canada Goose, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Empidonax sp., Eastern Phoebe, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Common Raven, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, American Goldfinc.

Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation: 28 species:Wood Duck, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Northern, Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch.

Nine people joined Phil Daley and Joe Coleman on a nature walk at the privately-owned Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project Wednesday morning, August 31.  Photos were sent over by Sheila Ferguson and Lisa Streckfuss (Thank you!).  We’ve posted them to our facebook gallery here.

While we were surprised by how low the wetlands were in spite of Hurricane Irene’s rains, we did find a lot of wildflowers, some interesting birds, and as the morning warmed up, lots of butterflies.

The only place that had a fair amount of water, and it was much shallower than one would have expected right after a hurricane, was the central pond where we found some Mallards, a half dozen Great Egrets, a Great Blue Heron, two or three Green Herons, a Greater Yellowlegs, and a couple of Solitary Sandpipers.  On the pond’s edges were a couple of singing White-eyed Vireos and a Common Yellowthroat.  Perched on top of a Black Willow was a single Trail’s Flycatcher; while probably a Willow Flycatcher since they nest at the wetlands in decent numbers, we were unable to pin it down as it never vocalized.  Only one Barn Swallow darted over the wetlands while we were there and only a couple of Field Sparrows were vocalizing.

We also spent some time identifying tracks in the mud on the edge of the pond and, in addition to the numerous deer tracks, there were a couple we thought belonged to River Otters and Raccoons.

However, the highlight of the walk was the many different late summer wildflowers.  Phil Daley, with some assistance from the others on the walk, identified Wild Indigo, Daisy Fleabane, Dogbane, Common and Swamp Milkweed, Selfheal, Wild Ageratum, several species of Goldenrod including Swamp, Tickseed, Wingstem, and a couple of species of coreopsis including Lanceleaf.

Not surprisingly, all those wildflowers attracted a lot of butterflies and other pollinators.  While the most seen butterfly was the Common Buckeye, there were also Tiger Swallowtails, Cabbage Whites, lots of Eastern Tailed Blues and Pearly Crescents, a Variegated Fritillary, Red-spotted Purples, a Viceroy, a couple of Monarchs, and several skippers including Least, Peck’s, as well as several Sachems and Zabulon Skippers.  The other pollinators included several Honeybees and solitary wasps and bees.

Talk Loudoun, a great local e-zine that features local happenings and local organizations, did a piece on the partnership between Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and the Dulles Greenway/Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II) last week.

You can read the article here:

http://www.talkloudoun.com/behind-the-brand/184-behind-the-brand-vol-3issue-25-july-11-2011

On Sunday, June 12, Nicole Hamilton, while monitoring the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Bluebird Trail at the privately owned Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, discovered and photographed a female HOODED MERGANSER with four ducklings among lots of Wood Duck and Mallard ducklings as well as 11 GREAT EGRETS and a number of other birds.
 
During our Mid-week walk on Wednesday, June 15, the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy sponsored a 7 am walk at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project and a 9 am walk at the nearby Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve; both were led by Joe Coleman and Mary Ann Good. 

The highlight at the of the two walks on Wednesday was definitely the HOODED MERGANSER ducklings, a first for Loudoun County.  When the Gold Book was published there were only four records of nesting Hooded Mergansers in the Piedmont so this is a really nice addition to the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s five-year birding atlas.
 
The other highlights for the 11 participants at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands were the nesting BALD EAGLES with at least one nestling visible, Great Egrets, Green Herons, Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Willow Flycatchers, a pair of Cedar Waxwings, and both Yellow and Prairie Warbler.  Terry Hoffman uploaded his photos from the walk to share here.
 
The highlights for the 8 participants at Banshee Reeks walk were a flyover Cooper’s Hawk, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Willow Flycatcher, Northern Parula, both Yellow & Pine Warbler, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, and a couple of Yellow-breasted Chats.
 
See below for the complete list of birds seen at both walks.
 
For information on the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s many free programs and field trips visit www.loudounwildlife.org.

Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, Loudoun, US-VA
48 species

Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser (mother with four ducklings), Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Killdeer, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, American Goldfinch

Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve – MFF08, Loudoun, US-VA
Jun 15, 2011 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
52 species

Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Parula,Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, American Goldfinch

Five of us visited the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project at 6:30 am on Saturday morning prior to the regular monthly bird walk at Banshee Reeks for which 15 people showed up. 55 species were found on both walks with 39 at Banshee and 36 at the wetlands.

After this past week’s rains the wetlands was full of water with some areas inaccessible and while most of the Banshee Reeks trails were accessible, they were very muddy.

At the Wetlands one of the Bald Eagles perched in the large dead tree close to its nest the entire time we were there but we never saw any activity in the nest. Presumably its mate was hidden deep in the bowl of the nest.

The other highlights at the wetlands included the many waterfowl of which there were several drake Wood Ducks, over 50 Ring-necked Ducks, drake Buffleheads fighting over females, a Pied-billed Grebe, a Northern Harrier, nine Wilson’s Snipe darting back & forth in the sky overhead for what seemed like minutes, FOS (for several of us) Tree Swallows which not only darted back & forth over the water but frequently perched and sparkled in the sun, several singing Field Sparrows, at least five Swamp Sparrows, and three Rusty Blackbirds perched and “creaking away” in the sun.

The highlights of our 39 species at Banshee included great views of at least five Fox Sparrows, a couple of which were vigorously singing, a FOS (for many of us) very vocal Eastern Phoebe, hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls streaming to the county landfill, and several very vocal Field Sparrows.

A complete list of the 55 species observed follows this email. The regular monthly free bird walk (every 2nd Sat) at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve is sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (www.loudounwildlife.org) and the Friends of Banshee Reeks (www.bansheereeks.org); information on both and their upcoming events can be found on their websites.

Good birding, Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, Loudoun Co

Location: Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve – MFF08 Observation date: 3/12/11 Number of species: 39:

 Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern), Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted), Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Fox Sparrow (Red), Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored), Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch.

Location: Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project Observation date: 3/12/11 Notes: Number of species: 36

Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal (American), Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Pied-billed Grebe, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-shouldered Hawk, American Coot, Wilson’s Snipe, Ring-billed Gull, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow,Tree Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Field, Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird.

Eagles, ducks, and other birds are all active at the Dulles Wetlands right now so was decided yesterday to plan a walk for tomorrow. Join us if you can – sign up details and additional info is below.  This is also a great chance to take a look at the Bald Eagle nest!

Bird Walk, Dulles Greenway Wetlands Feb 20
Join the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy at 8:30 am for a bird walk this Sun., Feb 20, at the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project.  The Dulles Greenway Wetlands is off of Rte 15 about six miles south of Leesburg and located between the Oatlands Plantation Historic District and the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve.  Waterproof boots and appropriate clothing are advised as there are no formal trails at the wetlands.  To register and get directions to our meeting location for this free walk sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy contact Joe Coleman at joecoleman@rstarmail.com or 540-554-2542.

Joe just sent over the field trip report for last Sunday’s Birds of Prey trip – what a great adventure! Here’s his write-up:

From 2 pm to a little past 6 pm 13 people searched for birds of prey on a Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy field trip in central Loudoun County this past Sunday.  Not including the many vultures, both Black & Turkey, kettling on a beautiful winter afternoon, we found 29 birds of prey, many of whom were close enough and perched long enough for us to get great views of them.  In all we saw two Bald Eagles at & near their nest on the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, two Northern Harriers, one a subadult male and the other an adult male, one subadult Cooper’s Hawks, four Red-shouldered Hawks, 13 Red-tailed Hawks, 7 American Kestrels, the most any of us have seen in such a short time period in a long time, and an unidentified buteo.   It is int’g to note that Phil Daley and Joe Coleman who did some scouting for the trip earlier in the week had a lot more Red-shouldered Hawks, mostly in pairs.  Phil also watched one of the eagles adding a stick to its nest on Friday.

The first stop on Sunday was at the intersection of Tailrace Rd & Rte 15 where we hoped to re-locate the shrikes who have nested in that area for the past few years but haven’t been seen for several months.  While we didn’t find the shrikes the first harrier, a subadult male, was sitting in a field a couple hundred yards down Tailrace, and the second harrier, the adult male crossed the road just a little further down Tailrace. 

Our next stop was the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project where we immed. found a Bald Eagle sitting in the nest.  Whenever it stuck its head up to look around we were able to see it but it was invisible the rest of the time.  When its mate flew across the wetlands towards the nest a few minutes later all the waterfowl, mostly mallards but also a fair number of American Black Ducks and a few Green-winged Teal, rose in to the sky.  The ducks settled down when the eagle perched in a dead tree in the middle of the wetlands providing all of us with great views.  When the eagle in the nest flew across the wetlands the ducks rose up again.  A few minutes later one of the eagles returned to the nest with a fairly good size fish in its talons.  Both eagles ignored the two Red-tailed Hawks flying around in the immediate area.  As we were leaving we found a perched Red-shouldered Hawk at the other end of the wetlands about 40 feet off the road that we were able to closely observe until we were ready to leave. 

After turning on Evergreen Mill Rd, a heavily-traveled road that runs from the Dulles Airport to Leesburg, we found a male and a female American Kestrel in front of the Loudoun Country Day school campus.  As a result we were able to get great views of them hunting, kiting, and perching on the utility lines. 

Our next stop was a small wetlands along Evergreen about a 1/2 mile down the road.  Here we saw two Red-shouldered Hawks, one with something in its talons fly in front of us and also a subadult Copper’s Hawk that obligingly perched for us so we could spend some time watching it and check off all the diagnostics for that species.

We next visited the Lucketts area where we found more Red-tail & Red-shouldered Hawks and Kestrels.  We also found a Horned Lark at the same location, the alpaca farm across from the intersection of Culps Hill Ln & Rte 661, Limestone School Rd, where a flock of Horned Larks was found on the January Birds of Prey field trip led by Laura & Liam McGranaghan. 

From there we headed to a spot where we thought we might find the Short-eared Owls who use to frequent the fields before the many large houses with expansive and finely manicured lawns were built. While we didn’t have any luck finding owls we did watch two more Red-tails head to their evening roost as well as a beautiful sunset over the Catoctin Ridge to our west.

On & off during the afternoon we also heard and saw several small flocks of Fish Crows, the most any of us have observed for a few months.

Our only disappointment, after having great looks at all the above species, was the lack of owl sightings.

Joe Coleman & Phil Daley

Nest repairs and fluff-ups are underway at the Bald Eagle nest at the Dulles Wetlands!

I went over there earlier today just to see if there had been any activity and when I arrived the nest looked empty. 

But then, as I looked for a good place between tree branches to get a view of the nest, an adult flew in and made my day!

Quickly getting my scope out of the car and getting it set up, this diligent parent carefully positioned sticks and then rested for awhile. 

It then flew off and came back a few times, each time with a new branch or twig.  The heavy snows may have taken a toll on this nest (which gets reused each year), or perhaps it was just time to add some new material.

I never did see it’s mate, but I am hopeful that it was just off hunting (or maybe find “the right” stick to add to the nest!

I’ll apologize in advance for the quality of the photos - I took them by holding a little point and shoot camera at the viewfinder of my spotting scope. 

The nest is actually about half a mile away from where I was — we definitely keep our distance from all nests, as the welfare of the birds takes priority over pictures

Five of us birded the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve on July 10.  When we arrived the rain was still coming down pretty heavily but by 8:15 had tapered off considerably and was finished by 8:30 am.  Because a lot of the birds were very wet fledglings identification was rather tough for the first hour or so and resulted in some rather int’g discussions over behavior and shape.  And of course none of us had a guide with us that showed fledgling plumage well.  It was a lot easier after it dried out.
 
The highlights at Banshee included a lot of Blue Grosbeaks, prob. more than most of us have ever seen before, including some recently fledged youngsters begging as well as beautiful adult males.  We also had very healthy numbers of Common Yellowthroats, Yellow-breasted Chats, Eastern Towhees, Field Sparrows, and Orchard Orioles.  Many of these were also recently fledged and begging birds.
 
After wrapping up at Banshee Reeks, Donna Quinn & I drove over to the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project where we spent a little less than an hour and found several shorebird species including four SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.
 
The regular monthly free bird walk (every 2nd Sat) at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve is sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy (www.loudounwildlife.org) and the Friends of Banshee Reeks (www.bansheereeks.org); information on both and their upcoming events can be found on their websites.  On these Saturdays, depending on the weather & the time of the year, we often visit the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project either before or after the Banshee walk.
 
Good birding,
Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, Loudoun Co
 
Location:     Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve – MFF08
Observation date:     7/10/10
Number of species:     51

Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern), American Kestrel, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Prairie Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch

Location:     Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project
Observation date:     7/10/10
Number of species:     26

Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher (Atlantic), Mourning Dove, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Common Yellowthroat, Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle (Purple), American Goldfinch

The 17 people who showed up for our monthly bird walk at Loudoun County’s Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve found 49 species of birds of which the highlights included singing OVENBIRDS and WOOD THRUSHES along the road as we entered the preserve, an under-birded but rich area due to the healthy understory that still exists in much of that area. 

The walk itself started with excellent views of a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and an EASTERN KINGBIRD close to the parking lot.   It was also a lot of fun to stop by the MAPS banding station and watch them band several birds. 

In the woods near the banding station we had great views of both a male & female SCARLET TANAGER and in other places saw a couple of AMERICAN KESTRELS, a small flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS, heard a PRAIRIE WARBLER, and saw several ORCHARD ORIOLES as well as a single BALTIMORE ORIOLE flying over the Goose Creek.
 
After we wrapped up at Banshee Reeks four of us stopped by the Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project where, because of the lateness of the hour and the heat and humidity, there wasn’t that much activity but we did add a few more birds to the list, the nicest being seven GREAT EGRETS and a Great Blue Heron in a dead tree in the middle of the wetlands, the same tree where two adult BALD EAGLES perched during our walk on Wed. morning. 

We also saw a large dark shape moving around in the BALD EAGLE nest, heard two dif. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, and watched several Red-winged Blackbirds harass and COMMON RAVEN who must have come too close to their nests.
 
Best, Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, Loudoun Co

Location:     Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Observation date:     6/12/10
Number of species:     49

Canada Goose, Mallard, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Prairie Warbler, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle (Purple), Brown-headed Cowbird, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole,American Goldfinch,

Location:     Dulles Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project
Observation date:     6/12/10
Number of species:     31

Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Bald Eagle, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Common Yellowthroat,, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Orchard Oriole, American Goldfinch