Forest Hills Connection || News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood

Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield

  • About Us
    • About Forest Hills Connection
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Donate & Subscribe
  • Classifieds
  • News
    • ANC 3F
    • Business
      • Business in Brief
      • Out to Eat
      • Shop & Eat Local
    • Getting Around
    • Main Street
    • Neighborhood in the News
    • Opinion
    • Parks and Streams
    • Real Estate
    • UDC
  • Style
    • Food
    • History
    • Meet the Neighbors
    • Neighbors Recommend
    • Services
    • Things To Do
  • Home Front
    • High-Rise Life
    • In the Garden
    • In the Kitchen
  • Backyard Nature
    • Local Wildlife
    • Wildlife Photos
  • Kids & Pets
    • At School
    • At Play
    • Kids Write
    • Pets
  • Calendar

Nearby nature: Birds and more flock to Audubon’s Chevy Chase headquarters

April 21, 2017 by FHC

by David Cohen

The Audubon Naturalist Society (audubonnaturalist.org) has its headquarters at Woodend, its Chevy Chase, Maryland mansion and grounds at 8940 Jones Mill Road. Its first mention that I can find on the Forest Hills Connection came in a 2012 post by Marjorie Rachlin, “Table Manners At The Bird Feeder.” Marlene Berlin (“A birdfeeder brings new life to the backyard”) and I (“Birdfeeder mania!”) followed Marjorie’s lead with other references.

I thought that maybe, just maybe, a birding and conservation group might host birds and other wildlife.

Advertisement

The hypothesis took flight. Over a half-dozen visits to Woodend since January, here’s a little of what I saw:

A red-bellied woodpecker

(All photos © David Cohen, davidcohenphotodc.com)

Cooper’s hawk

Cooper’s hawk in mid-snack

Carolina wren

Tufted titmouse

Dark-eyed junco

Cardinal on a tree trunk

A deer, one of a family of five.

Pileated woodpecker

Two pileated woodpeckers, drawn to a shade tree. I noticed the shades only when I saw the image on my computer monitor.

Forest Hills Connection is produced by volunteers, and supported by you. We appreciate your support – financial and otherwise. Here’s how to donate.

Filed Under: Backyard Nature, Local Attractions, Wildlife Photos

Comments

  1. Diana Hart says

    April 21, 2017 at 9:40 am

    The photos are wonderful! Thanks for posting them.

    • David Cohen says

      April 23, 2017 at 2:07 pm

      Diana Hart, thanks for your kind words!

About Forest Hills Connection

  • Who we are
  • How to advertise
  • How to donate
  • How to submit a story idea
  • Contact us
Tweets by foresthillsnews

Subscribe to Our Blog

Receive an email alert whenever we publish a new article.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Arrives in your inbox around mid-month.


Newsletter Archive         

Connect With Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on RSS

Local Links

  • Schools, Services and More
  • Restaurants

Latest Comments

  • Green Eyeshades on Soapstone sewer project update: Stream restoration under way; noise complaints, and no sewer pipe work for at least 60 days
  • PW on Forest Hills of DC earns national quality award for improving care (Sponsored)
  • PW on Forest Hills of DC earns national quality award for improving care (Sponsored)
  • Michelle Shapiro on A Ward 3 guide to back-to-school immunizations
  • Kathy Sykes on Forest Hills of DC earns national quality award for improving care (Sponsored)

Archives

About Forest Hills Connection | FHC + VNMS | Who We Are | Contributors
Submissions Policy | Contact | Advertise | Donate
© Forest Hills Connection | Site by: VanStudios
 

Loading Comments...