Virtual Bird Walk Species List
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Scroll down to see a list of the bird and butterfly species that we observed during our Virtual Bird Walk. The list was prepared by Tom Wood and Laura McDonald of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia; it can also be viewed on eBird.
PC: Robert Lawton
Wood Ducks (observed: 2)
Killdeer (observed: 1)
PC: Frank Schulenburg
Great Blue Heron (Observed: 1)
A black vulture chick nesting in an old building on Rokeby. PC: BCCF farmer Nick Sette.
Black Vulture (Observed: 1)
Turkey Vulture (Observed: 4)
PC: Oak Spring arborist/conservationist Sarah Causey.
Bald Eagle (Observed: 1)
PC: Dick Daniels
Red-tailed Hawk (observed: 2)
PC: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren
red-bellied woodpecker (observed: 4)
PC: Kate Perez
pileated woodpecker (observed: 1)
eastern phoebe (observed: 4)
PC: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren
red-eyed vireo (observed: 1)
PC: Manjith Kainickara
Eastern Blue Jay (observed: 75)
American Crow (Observed: 5)
PC: Bill Boulton
Common raven (observed: 3)
PC: Melissa McMasters
Carolina Chickadee (observed: 2)
tufted titmouse (observed: 2)
PC: VJ Anderson
Tree Swallow (observed: 4)
PC: Rhododendrites
White-breasted nuthatch (observed: 2)
PC: Rhododendrites
House Wren (Observed: 1)
PC: Picasa
Carolina Wren (observed: 3)
PC: Charles J Sharp
European Starling (Observed: 10)
PC: Rhododendrites
Gray catbird (observed: 1)
Northern mockingbird (observed: 3)
PC: Oak Spring arborist/conservationist Sarah Causey
Eastern Bluebird (Observed: 5)
PC: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Savannah Sparrow (Observed: 5)
PC: Becky Matsurbara
Song Sparrow (Observed: 10)
PC: Alastair Rae
Eastern meadowlark (observed: 15)
PC: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren
Magnolia Warbler (observed: 1)
PC: Dick Daniels
Northern Cardinal (Observed: 4)
Butterflies observed
Butterfly species observed: Pipevine Swallowtail, Cabbage White, Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Eastern-tailed Blue, Monarch, Variegated Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Red-spotted Purple, Common Buckeye, Anglewing species, and Painted Lady. Skipper species observed: Sachem, Peck's Skipper, and Zabulon Skipper.
To learn more about how we manage bird habitat at Oak Spring, read our recent blogpost about grassland bird conservation.
Banner photo by Alastair Rae.