A hearty crew showed up for the monthly birdwalk at the Blue Ridge
Center for Environmental Stewardship today. Del Sargent and I (the
hearty crew) worked the Farmstead Loop in reverse fashion so that we
could hit the luscious, overgrown field by the cabins right off the
bat. It's chock-full of plants/weeds that have gone to seed and is not
only pretty, but also quite rich in sparrows/finches right now.
Highlights of the day: Seeing a SINGLE Myrtle Warbler; I didn't think
it was possible. A few (3) Purple Finches, 2 were adult males. Lotsa
Palm Warblers. The full list is as follows:
Canada Goose 25
Turkey Vulture 4
Black Vulture 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Rock Pigeon 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Yellow-shafted Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 12
Common Raven 2
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 25+
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 85
Hermit Thrush 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 48
Myrtle Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 18
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 29
Chipping Sparrow 20
Savannah Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 13
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 35
Swamp Sparrow 3
Slate-colored Junco 22
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Purple Finch 3
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 125+
House Sparrow 2
Ian Topolsky
Hamilton, VA
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