Birders,
This morning Rosemarie and I drove around the the Rapidan area looking
for roadside birds. A Short-eared Owl was seen at Horseshoe Farm and
another one in Orange County. Also, observed Wilson Snipe (1),
Brewer's Blackbirds (6)(Horseshoe Farm), White-crowned Sparrows and a
Kestrel eating a Chickadee. Rough-legged Hawks that have been around
for the past several weeks were not seen. At Lake Orange we saw a
Black-backed Gull (uncommon), a Herring Gull and several hundred
Ring-billed Gulls.
Does anyone out there in birdland know if Wilson's Snipe was split from
Common Snipe? Maybe I can pick up another life bird for Europe without
leaving home.
Happy birding,
George Harris
Orange County
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