Peggy Lyons and I spent the morning birding at some lakes around Lynchburg.
Two different groups of Ring-billed Gulls flew over - eight while meeting at
Waterlick Plaza & twenty while at Timberlake. We got very close-up views of a
Red-shouldered Hawk that was perched in a snag across the road when we stopped
the car to look at some sparrows at Timberlake and then a Sharp-shinned Hawk
flew by later on the other side of the lake. Most of these lakes are not
completely accessible so we may have missed some things, too. All species seen
are listed below by location. The number of species is included only for the
waterfowl.
Rexanne Bruno
Lynchburg
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Timberlake
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mallard 49
American Coots 10
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Ivy Lake
Ring-necked Duck 13
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 7
Elkton Farm Rd pond
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose 37
Gadwall 19
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 4
Hooded Merganser 3
Ring-necked Duck 6
Bill's Pond
Canada Goose 150
Mallard 9
