Date: 1/4/26 12:00 pm From: 'Gail Mackiernan' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Extralimital - rarity in Fairfax County
And it is $20 - thankfully I had my America the Beautiful (“Golden Age”) pass - one perk for getting old!
Gail Mackiernan
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> On Jan 4, 2026, at 1:24 PM, Robert Parsons <papaparsons...> wrote:
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> Remember it is the Virginia side of Great Falls. They don’t take cash—only credit cards or passes.
>
> Go through the entrance booth and just head straight until you come to a gate. Park in the North River Trail parking lot—-to the right. You can ask the park ranger how to get to this parking area.
>
> Walk about 50 yards up the trail. Here are some more details from eBird reports.
>
> Comments: "Continuing rarity.
> Photo. Bird approximately here, along the western edge of the Potomac, on small area of land that runs east of the canal. (39.0039276,
> -77.2557849) Plenty of parking at N River Trail Parking lot, then hike north on N River Trail about 200 feet
>
> Probably be a group of birders there to help. About 30 this morning. Great bird.
>
>
> Robert
>
> Robert E. Parsons
>
>
>> On Jan 4, 2026, at 13:09, Mary Maxey <maximom11998...> wrote:
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>>
>> Hi all,
>> I am headed to Great Falls to look for the bird. I am not that familiar with the park. I have looked at some lists in ebird. Can anyone tell me where to park and go to see the bird?
>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 10:32 AM Scott Baron <baron.scott...> wrote:
>>> Hello birders and Happy New Year!
>>>
>>> If you have not yet heard, a RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL was found at Great Falls Park in Fairfax County, VA on January 1. See ebird checklists for details. If this bird darts out over the Potomac to catch an insect, it would be a Maryland record.
>>>
>>> It's been at and a little north of the north parking lot. This little songbird species is native to Eurasia, with a range that stretches from Finland east to the Pacific.
>>>
>>> Great Falls Park (Virginia) is a national park with an entrance fee.
>>>
>>> I wonder if "Mega" is an overused term in birding but this certainly rates as a Mega!
>>>
>>> If you go, good luck and as always, please respect the habitat and the birds.
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