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Birds of Great Falls Park

There are many species of birds in northern Virginia and Great Falls Park has most of them, so here is a guide to help you identify them

Belted Kingfisher 1
Megaceryle alcyon
Mourning Dove 2
Zenaida macroura
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Phalacrocorax auritus
Turkey Vulture 4
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture 5
Coragyps atratus
Great Blue Heron 6
Ardea herodias
Red-shouldered Hawk 7
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk 8
Buteo jamaicensis
Bald Eagle 9
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 10
Archilochus colubris
Mallard 11
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser 12
Mergus merganser
Ring-necked Duck 13
Aythya collaris
Canada Goose 14
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 15
Aix sponsa
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16
Polioptila caerulea
Carolina Wren 17
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren 16
Troglodytes aedon
Fish Crow 18
Corvus ossifragus
American Crow 19
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 20
Cyanocitta cristata
Northern Cardinal 21
Cardinalis cardinalis
Song Sparrow 22
Melospiza melodia
Chipping Sparrow 18
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow 23
Zonotrichia albicollis
Baltimore Oriole 24
Icterus galbula
Common Grackle 25
Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Agelaius phoeniceus
Scarlet Tanager 27
Piranga olivacea
Dark-eyed Junco 28
Junco hyemalis
Indigo Bunting 18
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 29
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Brown-headed Cowbird 16
Molothrus ater
Tree Swallow 13
Tachycineta bicolor
American Robin 30
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 22
Catharus guttatus
Eastern Bluebird 31
Sialia sialis
Wood Thrush 32
Hylocichla mustelina
Tufted Titmouse 33
Baeolophus bicolor
White-breasted Nuthatch 34
Sitta carolinensis
Gray Catbird 16
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Crested Flycatcher 16
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird 35
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Phoebe 36
Sayornis phoebe
Warbling Vireo 2
Vireo gilvus
Pileated Woodpecker 37
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 38
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 39
Colaptes auratus
Barred Owl 11
Strix varia
Spotted Sandpiper 40
Actitis macularius
Louisiana Waterthrush 18
Parkesia motacilla
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 42
Regulus satrapa
Carolina Chickadee 43
Poecile carolinensis
Winter Wren 44
Troglodytes hiemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler 45
Setophaga coronata
American Goldfinch 46
Spinus tristis
Downy Woodpecker 47
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 48
Dryobates villosus
Red-eyed Vireo 49
Vireo olivaceus

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