- American Black Duck
- American Coot
- American Crow
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Vulture
- Blue Jay
- Blue-winged Teal
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Bufflehead
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Common Grackle
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Towhee
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Great Blue Heron
- Green-winged Teal
- Horned Grebe
- Mallard
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Pintail
- Osprey
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Warbler
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ring-necked Duck
- Song Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wood Duck
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Hughes Hollow
To RSVP, contact trip leader Paul DeAnna (202) 544-2680 or use the field trip contact form.
DC Audubon will tour this noted birding hot spot, part of the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, located in Montgomery County Maryland. This is a mosaic of diverse wetland habitats interspersed with mature deciduous forest, hedgerows, and open fields in various stages of transition. The area is bordered on the north by deep marsh and open water in three impoundments covering about 60 acres, and on the south by the Potomac River and adjacent C&O Canal. Migrating waterfowl should be present. Red-headed woodpeckers are among the resident birds. We have timed the trip in hopes of witnessing the return of the tree swallows. Meet at the location at 7:30.
When you RSVP, please let the trip leader know if you need a ride or are willing to take carless participants.
DIRECTIONS (Please consult a map since odometer readings can vary): From the Capital Beltway (495) take exit 39 for River Rd. (MD 190) 3.3 miles north to the 2nd traffic light in Potomac (intersection with Falls Rd.). Continue on River Rd. 7.9 miles to the T-junction with Rt. 112 (Seneca Rd.). Follow River Rd. to the left at this stop sign for another 4.4 miles to the intersection with Hughes Rd., turn left, and drive about 200 yards to the first parking area on the right, where a gated road divides the large impoundments.
