[va-bird] Lapland Longspur's in Augusta County

Hello all

With the snow coming down steady today I decided to check out what the Horned 
Larks were up to in the Stuarts Draft area . So after work I drove over to Rt . 
652 where I saw a large flock of about 175 + Horned Lark's feeding in one of 
the fields close to the road . In this flock I found two Lapland Longspur's to 
start with but moving my binoculars I noticed a group of ten Lapland's feeding 
on some weed stalks . By the time I had surveyed the whole flock of Horned 
Lark's , I had counted 20 Lapland Longspur's . By then a farm tractor came by & 
all had taken flight . So I took off to check out Rt . 635 next to the Target 
Plant . Here I found a flock of about 130+ Horned Lark's & this flock had at 
least 3 Lapland Longspur's . So in the Stuarts Draft area I had 305 + Horned 
Lark's & 23 + Lapland Longspur's . Odd enough no signs of Pipit's or Snow 
Bunting's . 

After that I went home & started to count the birds at my feeders & to compare 
I also counted the birds at my mothers house . Below is a list of what I got ( 
My count is first & my mothers is second ). To let you all know I live in the 
city not to far from Montgomery Hall Park & my mother lives in the County.

Mourning Dove --- 5  /  11
Red -- bellied  ---  2  / 1
Downy ---  2  / 1
Flicker -- 1  /  0
Blue Jay -- 9  / 5
Carolina Chickadee --  4  /  3
Black -- capped Chickadee --  0  / 2
Titmouse --   3  /  2
W B Nuthatch -- 1  / 1
Carolina Wren -- 2  /  0
Robin -- 2  /  1
Mockingbird -- 1 / 1
Brown Thrasher --  0 /  1 --- this bird has been there about a week now
Starling  -- 10  / 7
Yellow -- rumped Warbler -- 1  / 0
Towhee -- 1  /  1
Tree Sparrow --  1 /  1
Savannah --- 0  / 1
Fox Sparrow -- 2  /  1
Song --  5  /  7
White -- throated --  49  /  27
White -- crowned --- 0   /  38
Junco --  6  /  15
Cardinal  --  36  /   59
Red -- winged Blackbird --  0  /  15
Grackle -- 0  / 5
House Finch -- 11 /  7
Goldfinch -- 9  / 0
House Sparrow  -- 35 /  17

Not a bad day of birding in the snow.

Allen Larner

Staunton






























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