[Bristol-Birds] Burke's Garden birds
- From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:48:10 -0500
13 Nov 2010
Burke's Garden, VA
Sunny skies & shirt-sleeve temperatures.
A good group of BBC members & guests observed several interesting
birds in this high mountain valley. Efforts were focused on raptors,
waterbirds,
& specialties like Red-headed Woodpecker, and are thusly reflected in the
following list.
Canada Goose - 175+
Mallard - 10+
Green-wg. Teal - 12
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 8+
N. Harrier - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 10+
GOLDEN EAGLE - 1 imm
Am. Kestrel - 3
Killdeer - 1
GR. YELLOWLEGS - 1 - in shallows of the Gose Mill Pond - new late fall date in
the Mountains
& Valleys region, according to the VA gold-book.
Wilson's Snipe - 3
Rock Pigeon - 15+
Mourning Dove - 15+
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Red-headed Woodpecker - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1
N. Flicker - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
E. Phoebe - 2
Loggerhead Shrike - 1
Blue Jay - 7
Am. Crow - several
Com. Raven - 12+
Carolina Chickadee - 2
White-br. Nuthatch - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
E. Bluebird - 10
N. Mockingbird - 1
Eur. Starling - several
Song Sparrow - 20+
Swamp Sparow - 2
White-crowned Sparrow - 3
Red-wg. Blackbird - 15+
E. Meadowlark - 2
Am. Goldfinch - 20+
House Sparrow - 10
Thanks to Mike Sanders, Tom Hunter, & Dave Worley for assisting with the list.
Further thanks to all participants.
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Rick Knight
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