I love birdwatching and I am not competitive so I have skipped competitive birdwatching in the past. But I wanted to help Northern VA Bird Alliance’s fundraiser. So, I am collecting pledges from friends and family on this page and named my effort “Sigma Yellow Chat.” Donate here! $$$ Then I record how many species I can identify during a 24-hour period, I chose May 5th.
Final bird list:
17 species
Observers: Leeanna Pletcher, Owen Baird, and Mary Mclean
Locations in Arlington VA:
Tuckahoe Park
Rock Spring Park
Alcova Heights Park
Tuckahoe-
Raven
Fish crow
Starling
Song Sparrow
House sparrow
Robin
Mockingbird
Mourning dove
Rock Spring-
Catbird
Cardinal
song sparrow
Carolina wren
Robin
Alcova heights-
Blue Jay
Chickadee
Common yellowthroat
Grackle
Chimney swift
Goldfinch
Birdathon helps Northern Virginia Bird Alliance to support outdoor education, citizen science, habitat conservation and programs to encourage people to plant native plants and protect native wildlife. Birdathon also helps ornithologists better understand spring migration by reporting sightings through eBird, an online database of bird observations run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Northern Virginia Bird Alliance is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our federal tax ID number is 51-0246325. No goods or services are provided in exchange for your donation.
Photo: Baltimore Orioles, Eric Nie/Audubon Photography Awards
