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["Patricia" <larnersky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all

This morning Pat & I went out to the New Hope area to do one of the three Quail 
& Rabbit runs for the DGIF . The start of the run begins at the intersection of 
Rts. 608 & 865 . As we were traveling on Rt. 608 just past Rt. 776 we heard the 
distinct singing of several Dickcissel's thru the thick fog . As we slowly 
moved forward on Rt. 608 & just before getting to Rt. 775 we heard & saw 
several more . In between Rts. 776 & 775 we had chalked up a total of 9 birds . 
So we continued on to our starting point & in between Rt. 605 & the Bonnie Doon 
Farm we heard & saw three more making a total of 12 birds . ANYONE who seeks 
out the Dickcissel's please use care on Rt. 608 because there are no real good 
places to pull off the road & the cars move fast . Some of the birds sing from 
the power lines .  While on the run we heard only one Quail & saw where a 
couple of new homes were being built & we kept track of a few other birds that 
we heard a good number of . After the run was over we headed out to the Swoope 
area to check out Smith's Pond for any left over Shorebirds . The following 
birds were recorded in the New Hope & Swoope areas .

Kingbird -- 18 new peak count  
Horned Lark -- 3
Grasshopper Sparrow -- 20 --11 in New Hope & 9 in the Swoope area --  new peak 
count
Vesper -- 2 one each in New Hope & swoope
Savannah -- 1 recently fledged young  -- early breeding record 
Blue Grosbeak -- 4  two each in the New Hope & Staunton (Rt. 662 ) area 
Dickcissel -- 12 New Hope area -- new peak count
Orchard Oriole -- 15 -- 12 in the New Hope area & 3 in Swoope -- new peak count

Not a bad morning of bird watching .

Allen & Pat Larner
Staunton





















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