This morning, five hardy (or insert your own word here) showed up for the
regular Banshee Reeks Bird Walk. When we started at 8:00 a.m. it was 7 degrees
F. About 10:00 a.m. when it had warmed up to a balmy 12 degrees we paid a
visit to the Beaverdam Reservoir. On the walk, led by John Drummond, 24
species were seen at Banshee Reeks, another 8 were added at the Reservoir (the
heat waves off of the reservoir were quite a surprise).
The highlights were two Bald Eagles soaring over the Reservoir and about six Am
Tree Sparrows at the Preserve.
Also, Banshee Reeks is now open to the general public from 8 am to 4 pm on the
3rd weekend of every month (the 17th & 18th this month).
The complete list follows (where there are two numbers the 2nd is Beaverdam):
Canada Goose several hundred on the reservoir
Gadwall 0/1
Am Wigeon 0/1
Am Black Duck 3/0
Mallard 17/3
Hooded Merganser 0/2
Common Merganser 0/30 (approx.)
Bald Eagle 0/2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 near Leesburg (very fluffed up)
Red-tailed Hawk 1/0
Ring-billed Gull 0/8
Mourning Dove 40
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 12
Am Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
No Mockingbird 2
European Starling 9
Am Tree Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 25
No Cardinal 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Joe Coleman, near Bluemont, VA
jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx or 540-554-2542
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