Hello all
This morning which turned out to be a very good day weather & bird wise . Tom
Pendleton , Pat Larner & I ( Allen Larner ) went on a bird walk -- drive into
the Swoope area & the Augusta Wetlands . From 8 : 30 to about 1 : 30 we had a
list of 73 species of birds . This included 8 species of Raptor's with the
Highlight of 2 adult Bald Eagles , 9 species of Warblers with the Highlight of
a Morning Warbler . When we got over to Smith's Pond to our surprise the pond
was drained leaving about 90 % mud flats . Only if we had a good rain last
night . What species of Shorebirds we could of counted on ( wishful thinking )
? Any way here is the list of birds seen today .
Canada Goose
Wood Duck -- 2
Blue -- winged Teal -- 1
Green -- winged Teal -- 1
Bobwhite
D C Cormorant -- 1
G B Heron
Green Heron
T V
Bald Eagle -- 2
N. Harrier -- 8 at least 3 were males
Sharp -- shinned -- 2
Cooper's -- 1
Red -- shouldered -- 1
Red Tailed -- 9 +
Am . Kestrel -- 14
Killdeer -- 20+
Greater Yellowlegs -- 1
Spotted --1
Least -- 3
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
R T Hummingbird -- 5
Belted Kingfisher -- 2
Red -- headed Woodpecker -- 1 Imm.
Downy
N . Flicker
E. Wood - Pewee
Empidonax species
Phoebe -- 17
Yellow -- throated Vireo -- 1
Blue -- headed Vireo -- 1
Red -- eyed Vireo -- 2
Blue Jay -- 30 +
Am . Crow
Raven -- 11 ** new fall peak count
Tree Swallow -- 1 sorry Tom saw it as we were leaving after dropping you off .
Carolina Chickadee
Titmouse
W B Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
B - G Gnatcatcher -- 3
Bluebird
Robin
Catbird
Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher 3
Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Chestnut -- sided Warbler -- 10 +
Magnolia -- 2
Black -- throated Green -- 1
Blackburnian -- 2
Bay -- breasted -- 1
Am . Redstart -- 3
Worm-- eating -- 1
Mourning Warbler -- 1
Common Yellowthroat -- 1
Scarlet Tanager -- 13 +
E. Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah -- 15+
Song
Cardinal
Indigo Bunting -- 30+
Meadowlark
Baltimore Oriole -- 3
House Finch
Goldfinch -- 75+
House Sparrow
Tom did we forget any ?
Pat & Allen Larner
Staunton
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