VA Birders,
Eleven birders turned out to participate in the Breaks Interstate Park CBC on
Saturday, Dec 17. Birding seemed to be a bit slower this year with 55 species
being logged. The highlights were American Kestrel (not common), Red-breasted
Nuthatch, Horned Lark, American Coot (not common in the area), Hermit Thrush,
Brown Thrasher (unusual in winter), Pine Siskin, Fox Sparrow, Purple Finch,
Ruffed Grouse (harder to find now), Pileated Woodpecker (high number of 14) and
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
For those interested the complete list follows.
Roger Mayhorn
Grundy
Buchanan County Bird Club
American Coot 6
American Crow 46
American Goldfinch 125
American Kestrel 1 (m)
American Robin 20
Belted Kingfisher 2
Black Vulture 2
Blue Jay 33
Brown Thrasher 2
Carolina Chickadee 24
Carolina Wren 18
Common Grackle 9
Common Raven 1
Dark-eyed Junco 38
Downy Woodpecker 9
Eastern Bluebird 20
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Towhee 16
European Starling 155
Field Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 13
Great Blue Heron 1 [Breaks Park]
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Hermit Thrush 6
House Finch 11
House Sparrow 11
Horned Lark 2
Mallard 10
Mourning Dove 94
Northern Cardinal 40 (5f)
Northern Flicker 9
Northern Mockingbird 4
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Pileated Woodpecker 14
Pine Siskin 3
Purple Finch 19
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 [Breaks Park]
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Rock Pigeon 174
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruffed Grouse 6
Song Sparrow 55
Swamp Sparrow 5
Tufted Titmouse 19
Turkey Vulture 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 10
White-throated Sparrow 82
Winter Wren 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
