Hello all
Yesterday morning 9 members & friends of the Augusta Bird Club enjoyed a day of
birding at Lake Moomaw in Bath County . The waterfowl numbers were down but we
managed to tally 47 species of birds . In all of the times that I have gone to
Lake Moomaw this is the first time that I have seen it so low on water . In
places it looked like it was at least 20 feet from where the usual water levels
were to be . We did not even have one Canada Goose nor did we hear one . Anyway
here is the most note worthy birds seen or heard from the trip .
Mallard -- 3
Ring - necked Duck -- 17
Ruffed Grouse -- 1 -- heard drumming
Red -- throated Loon -- 2
Common Loon -- 4
Pied -- billed Grebe -- 3
Great Blue Heron -- 2
Bald Eagle -- 3 -- 2 imm. & one adult
No. Harrier --1
Sharp --shinned
Cooper's
Red -- tailed
Am. Coot -- 10
Blue -- headed Vireo
Blue Jay -- about 75 + they were every where
Raven -- 4
Black -- capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Both Kinglets
Hermit Thrush
White --throated Sparrow
Junco
Purple Finch --4 all male
Allen & Pat Larner
Staunton
