Hello all
Yesterday I had the day off from work so I went out trying to find Horned Lark
, Lapland Longspur , or just a Snow Bunting . None of these birds materialized
. Instead I found a Ross's Goose in the Lyndhurst area of the County. I got a
few photos of this bird & I am having them enlarged . I checked this afternoon
but the goose was not there . With yesterdays lighting , the movement of the
bird in between the 100+ Canada Geese & the heat shimmers I thought I saw a
faint grin patch . With this I am thinking that this goose may be a Ross's x
Snow Goose hybrid . With the goose gone I may never know but it still had all
the field marks for a Ross's .
Anyway here is the complete list of waterfowl from yesterday .
Smith's
Great Blue Heron --- 2
Canada Goose -- 450 +
Gadwall -- 7
Black Duck -- 6
Bufflehead -- 4
Hooded Merganser -- 2
Boy Scout Camp
Great Blue Heron -- 1
Ring -- necked Duck -- 1
Traveling out Rt 876 towards Middlebrook where Rt 876 turns into Rt 602 I ran
across 20 Great Blue Heron in a field which has a small stream & some small
trees along side the stream . Never have I encountered so many Great Blues
before in Augusta County .
McCunes
Great Blue Heron -- 1
Canada Goose 25
Killdeer -- 3
Bells Lane
Great Blue Heron -- 2
Canada Goose -- 500+
Gadwall -- 2
Am . Wigeon --3 -- they are still there as of today
Black Duck -- 1
Bufflehead -- 4
Hooded Merganser -- 1
Ruddy Duck -- 4
Stuarts Draft Treatment Plant
Great Blue Heron -- 1
Ruddy Duck -- 1
Quillin's
Great Blue Heron -- 3
Rt 632 Shalom Rd.
Ross's Goose -- 1 This bird may be a hybrid ????
Canada Goose -- 100+
Not a bad day of birding our County. Happy birding to all & stay tuned the
SNOW is coming ! What's next for this County?
Allen Larner
Staunton
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