[va-bird] upper Northern Neck Sunday 10/8

I don't have time to post the whole list but here
are the highlights from a trip to King George and
Westmoreland COunties on Sunday October 8.

4 STILT Sandpipers (my first in the NNK) were
with 1 PECTORAL Sandpiper and 9 Lesser and 3
Greater Yellowlegs at the private Trader Farm in
Leedstown (Westmoreland Co) along with my second
CATTLE Egret for the NNK.  The clay-clored
sparrow that had been at this location two weeks
ago was gone, but the first 2 WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS of the season were in the same poke bush
along with 15 field sparrows. In the nearby
marshy pond were 39 GREEN-WINGED TEAL and 3
SHOVELER.  On my property along Peedee Creek in
Leedstown was a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW and my first TENNESSEE WARBLER
for the NNK.  Other warblers were
black-and-white, magnolia, nashville, palm, pine,
redstart, black-throated green, and yellowthroat.
 I saw no ducks in the Potomac at Muse Rd or
Washington's Birthplace.

At Mothershead (Rappahannock River Valley NWR) in
Leedstown there were about 20 indigo buntings as
well as many swamp and field sparrows. 

At King George ponds there were 9 pied-billed
grebes, 24 female Ring-necked Ducks, 14 ruddy
ducks, and 3 pintails.  Canada Geese numbered
around 800 or so.

I saw more kestrels than usual: total for the day
was about ten.

ALl the best
Fred

Frederick D. Atwood     fredatwood@xxxxxxxxx
Flint Hill School, 10409 Academic Dr, Oakton, VA 22124
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