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["Patricia" <larnersky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all

For the past few days my computer was receiving e mail but I was unable to send 
any messages out .  So now I am back on track . For the last couple of rainy 
days we here in Augusta County have finally gotten a share of Waterfowl .  So 
for the first day Tuesday the 29th we had the following .

Boy Scout Camp --- Swoope 
Ring -- necked Duck -- 7
Bufflehead -- 1  early date 
Hooded Merganser -- 6  with 3 at the Riley's farm pond
Ruddy Duck -- 8

Smith's pond 
Pied -- billed Grebe -- 1
Great Blue Heron -- 2
Great Egret -- 1
Snow Goose -- 1
Gadwall --- 5
Black Duck -- 3
Blue -- winged Teal -- 6
Green -- winged Teal --  25
Ruddy Duck -- 1
Am . Coot -- 1
Spotted Sandpiper -- 1

McCunes 
Gadwall -- 2
Lesser Scaup -- 3
Ruddy Duck -- 19
Bald Eagle -- 1  adult 

AMC Hospital 
Ring -- billed Gull -- 1

Bells Lane 
Ring -- necked Duck -- 10 
Ruddy Duck -- 18
Dunlin -- 2
Bonaparte's Gull -- 1 -- 5th fall record  ?

Now for yesterdays counts  on the 30th . As I was about to leave work at AMC , 
I noticed a bird in the parking lot near my truck . After getting closer it 
turned out to be a single Dunlin . I think it landed there on purpose  just to 
lure me out to see what came down with the rains . Well it worked & here is 
what I found .

McCunes 
Pied -- billed Grebe -- 1
No. Shoveler -- 1
Green -- winged Teal -- 7
Ring -- necked Duck -- 2
Ruddy --- 34
Greater Yellowlegs -- 1

Stuarts Draft Treatment Plant 
Ruddy -- 1
Dunlin --- 2
White -- crowned Sparrow -- 85+

Quillins -- Lyndhurst 
Great Blue Heron -- 1
Hooded Merganser -- 2
Ruddy -- 1
Greater Yellowlegs -- 1
Goldfinch -- 200 +

Bells Lane 
Pied -- billed Grebe -- 2
Gadwall -- 2
Green--winged Teal -- 6
Ringed -- necked Duck -- 10 
Lesser Scaup -- 5
Ruddy -- 24
Dunlin -- 60 --- with the 3 from the other places for a total of 63 new fall 
peak count 

Smith's pond  -- Swoope 
Pied -- billed Grebe -- 2
Wood Duck -- 15
Black Duck -- 9
Blue -- winged Teal -- 7
Green -- winged Teal -- 14
Ring -- necked Duck -- 2
Spotted Sandpiper -- 1  & the bird was there this morning making it a late date 
for fall    10 -- 31
RED -- NECKED PHALAROPE --- 1  this bird was buzzed by a NO. Harrier so it took 
off with all the ducks in one mass explosion ! I was unable to relocate the 
bird but this makes our 3rd County record & 2nd fall record .

Boy Scout Camp -- Swoope
Ring -- necked Duck -- 9
SURF SCOTER  -- 2 females    As of 2 pm today the 31st the 2 SURF SCOTER'S were 
still there 
Ruddy -- 8

Riley's Farm Pond --- About 1 mile from the Boy Scout Camp ( as the Scoter's 
fly ) at the intersection of Rts. 708 & 876
Ring -- necked Duck -- 2
Ruddy -- 1
SURF SCOTER -- 2 females --- making a total of 4 birds & 3rd fall record for 
the County . When I checked this morning these birds were gone & they were not 
seen this afternoon 
Killdeer -- 27
Greater Yellowlegs -- 1

What a way to spend a rainy afternoon in Augusta County . Happy birding to all 
. 

Allen Larner
Staunton








 




































































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