Rexanne Bruno and I spent the morning scouting a little in a territory
several of us will be covering this Saturday for the Peaks of Otter Big
Spring Day, sponsored jointly by the Roanoke and Lynchburg Bird Clubs since
1971. No big highlights, but a decent number of warblers, with most time
spent and most seen on Suck Mountain between the city of Bedford and the
Blue Ridge Parkway (DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer page 43 A6). A quick trip
did not reveal the Shrike seen this weekend and probably nesting in the
area, but we expect it is still there. We may have seen one or more Hermit
Thrushes on the mountain, but could not get a confirmation. We also stopped
at a couple of small lakes in the area.
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Black Vulture 10
Turkey Vulture 10
Canada Goose 2 + young
Mallard 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Wild Turkey 2
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 4
RT Hummmingbird 1 (nest found)
RB Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
N. Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
E. Wood-Pewee 1
E. Phoebe 4
E. Kingbird 2
WE Vireo 1
YT Vireo 1
BH Vireo 2
RE Vireo 30
Blue Jay 22
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 1
NRW Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 10
C. Chickadee 9
T. Titmouse 7
WB Nuthatch 4
C. Wren 4
BG Gnatcatcher 4
E. Bluebird 5
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 2
N. Mockingbird 10
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 20
N. Parula 3
Yellow Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 3
BT Blue Warbler 10
YR Warbler 70
BT Green Warbler 6
B&W Warbler 1
American Redstart 4
Worm-eating Warbler 4
Ovenbird 8
Kentucky Warbler 3
C. Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 5
Scarlet Tanager 5
E. Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 2
N. Cardinal 10
RB Grosbeak 1
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 11
RW Blackbird 11
Eastern Meadowlark 4
C. Grackle 3
BH Cowbird 2
Orchard Oriole 3
Baltimore Oriole 4
House Finch 3
Amer. Goldfinch 8
Total Species 72
Gene Sattler
Lynchburg
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