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["Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Area Birders,
David Raines, of our Buchanan County Bird Club, called me this morning to
tell me, that while on his way to work, he had seen a Bonaparte's Gull in
the Breaks community near the Breaks Interstate Park. Since gulls are a
rarity in the county, my wife, Lynda, and I went to find it.
The gull was not to be found, but while checking the small lake in the
Breaks Park I found a flock of 85-90 waterfowl. In the flock were Lesser and
a few Greater Scaup, Gadwalls, American Wigeon, Wood Ducks, Mallards, 3
Hooded Mergansers, a couple of Coots and at least one Double Crested
Cormorant.
Later I dropped by David's looking for the Lincoln's Sparrows he had seen
there last week. No Lincoln's but I did find Swamp, Savannah, Song and
White-throated.
When I got home I found White-crowned, Field, White-throated and Song
Sparrows under my feeders, the first Dark-eyed Junco of the season and a
flock of 35 Cedar Waxwings in the top of a Hemlock tree.

Enjoy the birds,
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy, VA



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