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["Patricia" <larnersky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all

Yesterday morning around 4:30 am Pat & I were suddenly waken by the hoots of a 
Great Horned Owl . I looked out from the window to see if the Owl was close by 
& it was sitting in the top of a tree just under the street light . We just 
could see the out lines of the bird & by the time I got my night vision scope 
the Owl flew off over the house . 

Later on in the morning Pat & I ventured out to see what came in with the early 
morning rain . The birds were  few but they were good ones. At Smith's we only 
had 2 Great Blue Heron & at the Boy Scout Camp there were 2 Blue -- winged Teal 
& 10 Ring  -- necked Duck ( all females ) . So Pat & I decided to go to the 
Augusta Wetlands . Here are the highlights from there . Green Heron --1 ( this 
is an early date by 2 days for our County ) ,  Wood Duck -- 2 , 3 Blue -- Gray 
Gnatcatcher , 3 Ruby -- crowned Kinglets . 

We then checked out the Lyndhurst & Stuarts Draft areas . At Quillin's there 
were 2 Green -- winged Teal & 1 Red -- headed Woodpecker & last on Rt 652 we 
had about 15 to 20 American Pipits fly by . Not the best day of birding but it 
yeilded us some year birds. Happy birding to all .

Pat & Allen Larner
Staunton

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