[va-bird] Sky Meadows State Park

Five NVBC members joined Len Alfredson and myself this morning to bird Sky 
Meadows State Park. The rain had stopped by 8.30 am and eventually some of us 
wished we had brought our sunscreen. Nothing out of the ordinary (except the 
total absence of any vocalizing American Crows), but 43 species seen/heard by 
the 
group (with a couple of others seen/heard by me immediately thereafter). 
'Sparrows' were disappointing for the location.
Turkey Vulture    12
Canada Goose    24
Wood Duck         4
Mallard                1
Red-tailed Hawk    5

American Kestrel    1
Rock Dove              2
Mourning Dove        20
Redheaded W/P     2
Red-bellied W/P      5

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker    1
Downy W/P             6
Northern Flicker       12
Pileated W/P           1
Eastern Phoebe       1

Blue Jay                  12
Fish Crow                24
Common Raven        1 [after the group left]
Tree Swallow           100+
Carolina Chickadee    6

Tufted Titmouse         4
White-breasted Nuthatch    4
Brown Creeper                   1
Carolina Wren                    4
Golden-crowned Kinglet      6

Ruby-crowned Kinglet        2
Eastern Bluebird                12
American Robin                 50+
Northern Mockingbird           2
European Starling                6

Yellow-rumped Warbler        2
Eastern Towhee                    6
Field Sparrow                     12
Fox Sparrow                        1
Song Sparrow                    24

White-throated Sparrow       12
Dark-eyed Junco                   4
Northern Cardinal                  3
Red-winged Blackbird          24
Eastern Meadowlark            30

Rusty Blackbird                    1
Common Grackle                  1 [after the group left]
Brown-headed Cowbird           8
American Goldfinch               12
House Sparrow                      12

Stephen Eccles


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