12 members of the Rockingham County Bird Club spent a soggy weekend in Bath
County at Fort Lewis Lodge (FLL) along the Cowpasture River. Thanks to John
Irvine for organizing this trip. Also thanks to John and Clair Mellinger for
assisting in locating and field identification of over 120 species. Most of
the following were encountered at or near FLL while some were heard/seen en
route via Monterey and SR 600. /John Spahr
Double-crested Cormorant (1 immature in reservoir along SR 600)
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
0sprey
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Wild Turkey
Spotted Sandpiper
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull (3 at reservoir along SR 600)
Common Loon (1 calling in reservoir along SR 600)
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (many; seemingly everywhere)
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird -- 10 gregarious birds in a tight flock @ FLL, for 3
successive days, with absolutely no territorial dispute. Clair and I
assumed these were non-breeding "floaters." I've seen large cohesive flocks
of this species in Panama during in March, but never such as association
during the breeding season in N.A. Curious??
Blue Jay
American Crow (Most were molting; missing at least 1 primary in each wing).
Common Raven
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-Headed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush (3, all seemingly on territory in various Bath county
beaver swamps).
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow (1 bird, singing at FLL each day)
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Baltimore Oriole (building a nest @ FLL)
Orchard Oriole (building a nest @ FLL)
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bobolink (small flock of 6-8 males near Monterey; flock of 6 females at FLL)
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