[va-bird] Saw-whets, finches, cuckoo; Fauquier through Snickers 27 October

Hola,
 
While driving to Snickers Gap this morning along Route 17 in Fauquier  County 
north of Warrenton a few miles, I found a dead hatch-year Northern  Saw-whet 
Owl that had no band on it's leg.  It was in fairly good shape  still.  
Surprisingly, as I was driving along Route 601 from Ashby to  Snickers Gap, I 
found 
another dead saw-whet at a spot on the road where I wasn't  able to stop.  I 
don't know which county it was in, as the line is  a mystery to me up there.  
 
At Snickers Gap, aside from a modest hawk flight, there were lots of  finches 
in the air, most unidentified though a few flocks of Purple Finches were  
calling as they went by.  I did have one siskin call from a flock of about  ten 
birds that were otherwise silent.  Best bird up there was a  Yellow-billed 
Cuckoo that flew north across the road.  
 
Cheers,
 
Todd
 
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Todd Michael  Day
Jeffersonton, VA,  USA
blkvulture@xxxxxxx
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