Hello all
This morning I took off for the Swoope area in hopes of finding some migrants
that dropped in during the rain storm that hit our area last night . After what
I found in the way of migrating Sparrow's , I started to check out the ponds
for shorebirds . High lights of todays migrants were 79 + Savannah Sparrow ,
one Swamp Sparrow , Semipalmated Plover , 2 Am. Golden -- Plover , Forster's
Tern & one Green -- winged Teal . Below is a list of todays migrants & the
areas that they were found in .
Swoope area Rt . 707 Livick's Road
E. Phoebe -- 3
Empidonax species -- 3
E . Kingbird -- 3
Barn Swallow -- 17
Yellow Warbler -- 1 HY
Black -- throated Blue -- 1 HY
Vesper Sparrow -- 10
Savannah -- 79 +
Grasshopper -- 7
Swamp -- 1
Boy Scout Camp
Osprey -- 1
Chipping Sparrow --- 37 +
Smith's Pond
Great Blue Heron -- 1
Wood Duck -- 2 adults & 6 young just learning to fly
Semipalmated Plover -- 1
Killdeer -- 5
Solitary Sandpiper -- 1
Spotted -- 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper -- 5
Tree Swallow -- 100 +
No. Rough -- winged -- 5
Cliff -- 7
Barn Swallow --- 100+
Vesper Sparrow -- 3
Lyndhurst area Quillin's Pond
Great Blue --2
Killdeer -- 3
Lesser Yellowlegs -- 1
Solitary -- 2
Spotted -- 3
Semipalmated -- 1
Least -- 2
Savannah Sparrow -- 9
Indigo Bunting -- 9
Stuarts Draft area Rt. 652 off of Rt. 608
Am . Golden Plover -- 2 The odd thing is that I had A G Plover , Killdeer ,
Horn Lark all in the scopes view at one point of observation .
Killdeer -- 20
Horn Lark -- 25 +
Stuarts Draft Treatment Plant
Killdeer -- 6
Tree Swallow -- 75+
Cliff -- 15
Barn Swallow -- 55+
McCunes -- Fishersville area
Spotted Sandpiper -- 2
Forster's Tern -- 1
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow -- 9
Bells Lane -- Staunton
Great Blue -- 2
Green -- winged Teal -- 1
To all Happy Fall Birding
Allen Larner
Staunton
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