Hi all,I headed out and about in Augusta County this afternoon to check some
fields and water bodies and see what was out there with this wintry weather. I
hit the Weyers Cave, New Hope, Fishersville, and Stuarts Draft areas. Below
find a list of my highlight species/counts.Good Birding,Gabriel MapelNew Hope
Tundra Swan 16 (2 at Waynesboro Eagle's Nest Airport Pond, and 14 at McCune's
Pond near Fishersville).Pied-billed Grebe 2 note: the only waterfowl were
Canadas, Mallards, and these two species despite checking the Quarry, McCune's,
Eagle's Nest Pond , and several ponds in Stuarts Draft.Northern Harrier 1
(Guthrie Road)Red-shouldered Hawk 2 (Broad Run Rd)Horned Lark 175+ (various
locations)American Pipit 63 (most on Hall School Rd)Fox Sparrow 1 (Broad Run
Rd)White-crowned Sparrow 110 (various locations)Savannah Sparrow 21 (various
locations)