[va-bird] Bobolinks, Harrison Road, Fauquier County, 24 May 2006

[BlkVulture@xxxxxxx]

Hola,
 
There were at least six singing and displaying male, and three  seen female 
Bobolinks along Harrison Road this morning near The Plains, Fauquier  County.  
The fields are certainly within what is suitable breeding habitat  for them, 
that is until they are cut.  Bobolinks are rare breeders in  Fauquier (I know 
of none, which means little), thus it would be good if these  fields were to 
remain uncut for another month or so.  There was also a  singing Savannah 
Sparrow on both sides of the road, and I may have seen a  distant Vesper 
Sparrow in 
the dirt field at the east end of the road, also in  pretty decent habitat.  
 
Harrison Road is reached via I-66 to the Old Tavern/The Plains exit (Route  
245), and taking that south to Harrison Road (Route 750).  
 
Other stuff of note today was a lingering White-crowned Sparrow, two drake  
Ring-necked Ducks holding tight at Airlie, more Bobolinks at Airlie, and a  
Traill's flycatcher that sang a song that was a good fit for the first part of  
Willow, and the second part of Alder.  Seven very pretty Least Sandpipers  were 
on a sandy bank in a pond nearby.  
 
Cheers, 
 
Todd
 
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Todd Michael  Day
Jeffersonton, VA,  USA
blkvulture@xxxxxxx
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