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.
Wood Ducks (observed: 2)
Killdeer (observed: 1)
Great Blue Heron (Observed: 1)
Black Vulture (Observed: 1)
Turkey Vulture (Observed: 4)
Bald Eagle (Observed: 1)
Red-tailed Hawk (observed: 2)
red-bellied woodpecker (observed: 4)
pileated woodpecker (observed: 1)
eastern phoebe (observed: 4)
red-eyed vireo (observed: 1)
Eastern Blue Jay (observed: 75)
American Crow (Observed: 5)
Common raven (observed: 3)
Carolina Chickadee (observed: 2)
tufted titmouse (observed: 2)
Tree Swallow (observed: 4)
White-breasted nuthatch (observed: 2)
House Wren (Observed: 1)
Carolina Wren (observed: 3)
European Starling (Observed: 10)
Gray catbird (observed: 1)
Northern mockingbird (observed: 3)
Eastern Bluebird (Observed: 5)
Savannah Sparrow (Observed: 5)
Song Sparrow (Observed: 10)
Eastern meadowlark (observed: 15)
Magnolia Warbler (observed: 1)
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.