FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Sky Meadows SP ,Fauq Cty ,Nov 30.

[Jxdrummo@xxxxxxx]

   Northern Virginia Bird Club visited Sky Meadows SP on November 30 with 9 
members including co-leaders ,Erika Wilson and John Drummond.Trials covered 
including the walk down from the Visitor's Centre to the farm buildings , 
where road kill carcasses are left for raptors and then later Bridal Trial 
just as the cold front moved through.

  Highlights were Bald Eagle of many plumage variations , Northern Harrier , 
Rough-legged Hawk , Red-headed Woodpecker , Horned Lark ,Loggerhead Shrike ( 
a lifer for Dorothy ) , and American Tree Sparrow . We did not see the 
Rough-legged Hawk in flight but did have reasonable perched views and believe 
that it was in either juvenal light phase or female plumage. I suspect that 
it is the same bird reported last weekend by Kurt Gaskill and myself , which 
is a good sign that it may stay around for a while ,attracted no doubt like 
the Bald Eagles to the free hand outs by the park authorities.

Complete List as follows:
 Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 6 ( 1 mature ,5 immatures ranging in age from 6 to 2 years old )
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk 1
N .Harrier ( 1 male ,1 juvenal  )
AM Kestrel 3
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 14
Red-breasted W/P 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Downy W/P 3
N.Flicker 3
Pileated W/P 4
E.Phoebe 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 10
N.Raven 2
Horned Lark 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 8
 E.Bluebird 16
Am Robin 1
N.Mockingbird 4
Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 12
E.Towhee 1
Am Tree Sparrow 2
Field Sp 12
Savannah Sp 8
Song Sp 12
White-throated Sp 4
DE Junco 35
N.Cardinal 10
House Finch 1
Am Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 2.

   John Drummond
   Ashburn,Loudoun Cty 


You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email 
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.