I birded near Dutch Gap today. The highlight was stunning looks at 2 Barred
Owls. They still had some fuzz on their heads; I'm assuming they are this
year's chicks. I tallied 44 species at Dutch Gap, and I tallied 18 more
(species missed at Dutch Gap) on the drive home and from my yard (my back
yard borders a lake). Here's the list:
Dutch Gap:
Double-Crested Cormorant (2)
American Bittern (1)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Black Vulture (20)
Turkey Vulture (2)
Wood Duck (7)
Osprey (2)
Mourning Dove (9)
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (2)
Barred Owl (2)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (5)
Downy Woodpecker (3)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Pileated Woodpecker (4)
Wood Pewee (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1)
White-Eyed Vireo (2)
Warbling Vireo (1)
Red-Eyed Vireo (3)
Carolina Chickadee (11)
Tufted Titmouse (5)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Carolina Wren (4)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (8)
Eastern Bluebird (1)
Wood Thrush (1)
American Robin (7)
Northern Mockingbird (3)
Brown Thrasher (2)
European Starling (25)
Pine Warbler (1)
Black and White Warbler (1)
American Redstart (9)
Prothonotary Warbler (3)
Common Yellowthroat (3)
Summer Tanager (2)
Northern Cardinal (12)
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Indigo Bunting (3)
Red-winged Blackbird (17)
Grackle (22)
Orchard Oriole (3)
Birds seen on the way home or from the yard shortly thereafter (which aren't
listed above):
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Red-headed WP
Flicker
Song Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
American Crow
Fish Crow
Blue Jay
Chimney Swift
Rock Dove
Killdeer
Mallard
Mute Swan
House Finch (nesting in hanging basket)
House Wren (nesting in box)
Rachel Echols
Chester, VA
