[bcbirdclub] Russell County Bird Club - Solitary Sandpiper/Eastern Screech Owl
- From: Thomas Hunter <opiehunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, buchanan co bc <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, virginia birds <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:55:03 -0700 (PDT)
On March 25, the Russell County Bird Club held it's
monthly meeting at Elk Garden. The agenda was looking
for early spring migrants. Attendng were Dave Worley,
Diane Worley, Fred Martin, Janice Martin, Peggy
Herbert, Jerry Thornhill, Laverne Hunter and Tom
Hunter.
Birds seen during the meeting included:
Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, Wood Duck, Canada Goose,
Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Loggerhead
Shrike, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Pheobe, Northern
Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird(male and female},
Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, European
Starling, Eastern Meadowlark, Turkey Vulture, Black
Vulture, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Pileated Woodpecker, Common Raven, American Crow,
American Robin, White-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher.
After the meeting was adjourned, Laverne and I drove
on to Forty Foot Bridge to turn. While scanning the
wetland I saw a shorebird. It was a Solitary
Sandpiper. Actually, the initial call was blown. After
instant replay and review, the call in the field was
reversed.
Dave and Diane Worley had stopped to see the Solitary
when Laverne hopped out of the truck and said "Did you
hear the Screch Owl". After listening for a while we
finally heard an Eastern Screech Owl calling softly
close to the road. Soon, another started calling from
the opposite side of the road. A very nice ending to
the meeting.
Tom & Laverne Hunter
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