[birdky] RPT: Scott's Gap, 11/06/08

 Another slow day for birding but otherwise a beautiful Indian summer day to be 
outdoors. Hope you were able to enjoy it too. Perhaps the front moving in 
tonight will bring some needed rain and birds. I'll have to go out this evening 
to get four more birds to meet my RDA.

Location:     Scott's Gap
Observation date:     11/6/08
Notes: 
  Sunny, 42 climbing to 76F, gusty winds in the afternoon. Slow day for
birding what should otherwise be productive habitat. Scott's Gap is the
western-most section of Jefferson Memorial Forest. Habitat composed of tall 
grass meadow approximately one-half mile in circumference is
bordered by relatively dense and mature forest with a 3.2 mile trail.
The only apparent deficit is the lack of reliable water, though there is a dry 
pond and a few dry emphermeral streams in the forest.
Number of species:     16

Turkey Vulture     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2  
Mourning Dove     2
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     1
American Crow     4
Tufted Titmouse     2
Carolina Wren     1
Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
American Robin     1    Only one.
Song Sparrow     9    Couldn't get any to turn into any of the other sparrow 
species. 
White-throated Sparrow     7
Dark-eyed Junco     8
Northern Cardinal     4    
American Goldfinch     13   

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Rod Botkins
Jefferson Co.

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