Hello all
Today Pat & I did our annual outing to Lake Moomaw & Highland County . On the
way Back home we stopped off in the Swoope area of Augusta County . Before we
started out I checked out our feeder in the yard at first light around 7 :20 am
. Here we had Starling , Carolina Wren , Titmouse , Carolina Chickadee , Blue
Jay , a few fly over American & Fish Crow , White -- Throated Sparrow , Song ,
Cardinal , & House Sparrow .
Over at Lake Moomaw the waterfowl was in low numbers but we managed to find 55
species of birds to start our New Year out right .. Also we skunked out on the
Golden Eagle today & the Short -- eared Owl . Below is a list of what we saw or
heard today In Aug . Co. , Bath Co. & Highland Co.
Canada Goose -- 127
Gadwall -- 2
Am . Wigeon --- 2 -- at Smith's Aug. County
Black Duck -- 17
Mallard -- 45
Bufflehead -- 3
Hooded Merganser -- 76
Common Merganser -- 1
Great Blue Heron -- Aug. County
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle --- 2 Lake Moomaw
Red -- tailed Hawk
Rough -- legged Hawk --- Rt. 643 near Blue Grass
Am Kestrel
Ring -- billed Gull -- 7 Lake Moomaw
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red -- bellied Woodpecker
Yellow -- bellied Sapsucker
Downy
Flicker
Pileated
Blue Jay -- 75+ in Bath Co.
Am. Crow
Fish Crow
Raven -- Bath Co.
Carolina Chickadee
Black -- capped Chickadee -- Highland Co.
Tuffted Titmouse
Red -- breasted Nuthatch -- Lake Moomaw
White -- breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden -- crowned Kinglet -- 25 Lake Moomaw
E. Bluebird
Hermit Thrush -- 4 lake Moomaw
Am. Robin
No. Mockingbird
Starling
E. Towhee -- 13 -- Lake Moomaw
Field Sparrow -- 15 -- Lake Moomaw
Savannah -- 1 Aug. Co.
Song -- all 3 counties
Swamp -- Lake Moomaw
White -- throated Sparrow -- 165+ Lake Moomaw area
White -- Crowned Sparrow -- Aug. Co.
Junco -- 117+ Lake Moomaw area
Cardinal
E. Meadowlark -- Aug. Co.
Purple Finch -- 19+ Lake Moomaw area
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch -- 75+ Lake Moomaw area
House Sparrow My yard Staunton
Happy New Year birding to all.
Allen & Pat Larner
Staunton
