We ran our first BBS route in Shenandoah NP today, we did the Front Royal
route, starting from the entrance sign off of RT 340 and proceeding south to
just past Elk Wallow Wayside area. Temperatures were brisk, starting at 48
degrees F and ending at 58 degrees F.
Birds seen but not part of the count include Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture,
Sharp shinned Hawk and Mourning Dove.
Surprising for us was NO Black billed Cuckoos on the count this year.
Following is our list with total birds seen:
Yellow billed Cuckoo 3
Barred Owl 1 (plus 2 babies seen and heard)
Red tailed Hawk 1 (new to this count)
Red bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Ruby throated Hummingbird 1 (new to this count)
Eastern Wood Pewee 15
Acadian Flycatcher 9
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow throated Vireo 3
Blue headed Vireo 2
Red eyed Vireo 29
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 16
Common Raven 7
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 5
White breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 6
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 18
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
Cerulean Warbler 4
Black and White Warbler 2
American Redstart 21
Work eating Warbler 4
Ovenbird 15
Hooded Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 18
Eastern Towhee 31
Chipping Sparrow 4
Dark eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardianl 14
Rose breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 33
Common Grackle 1
Brown headed Cowbird 7
American Goldfinch 10
Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
gjkoppel@xxxxxxx
Centreville, VA 20120-2901
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