Twitching Alexandria

Checking the Birdseye iPhone app on Saturday we saw that a nearby park had Red-breasted Nuthatch reported. Neither of us knew of Chinquapin Park but on Sunday we found it just behind TC Williams HS. It was towards midday so very quiet but the stream looks a great area for migrants in the Spring (if it has water!) . The other side of the park, we found some Pines and after a little playing of Nuthatch "Toot"s soon has at least three birds calling, seeing two birds easily. Probaly female or young birds, they were pale orange underparts. They were reluctant to come down out of the Pines, feeding actively.

Returning to the car we heard one nearby (possibly one of the three) and another maybe 1/4 mile away.