Hello Birding Friends,
Sorry for the delay in reporting. A crowd of 35 came out for the first Blue
Ridge Audubon bird outing of 2023 on January 7 at the Beaver Lake Bird
Sanctuary. It was cold, but not unreasonably so. Vicky Burke with Ventures
Birding and I led. We ended the morning with 22 species but with so many
people it was hard for everyone to get on all the birds - I missed a number
on the list below. Some friends would probably guess that I was talking.
Perhaps the highlight was the golf course pond, across Merrimon Avenue -
everyone survived the crossing. A male Bufflehead showed off his beautiful
plumage. After admiring this nice find, Vicky spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk
and a Belted Kingfisher in trees across the pond. Everyone got great views
of all 3 species thanks to Vicky carrying her telescope.
*The Full List*
Canada Goose
Mallard
Bufflehead
Red-shouldered Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
--
Tom Tribble, Past President and At-Large Director
Bl <https://www.emasnc.org/>ue Ridge Audubon Chapter
<https://www.blueridgeaudubon.org/>
Asheville, NC
H-828-253-7994
C-828-989-1112
