I did some early evening birding along Montresor Road a half dozen times in
the last two weeks, since it's close to my route home from work. I usually
park by "the gate", by the driveway-cut across and slightly west of
Montresor Farm.
Besides the usual Starlings, Mockers, and Blackbirds, I heard (and
conversed with) several Norther Bobwhites, and later inadvertantly flush a
pair as I was driving away. An immature male Orchard Oriole has reliably
been seen in the trees around te gate. A Cape May Warbler resting on the
wires on his trip north. A pair of Eastern kingbirds is nesting in the
trees directly opposite the gate. A Cedar Waxwing was seen last week
(curiously solo) and today in a flock of 10. And best of all, I got this
my first 2004 Bald Eagle calmly gliding high across the field with two
Crows chasing him.
Complete list follows:
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Bobwhite
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Cedar Waxwing
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cape May Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
John Broman
Lovettsville, VA
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