We conducted a VSO foray at Claytor Lake State Park in Radford County today,
June 8. The most notable species was a non breeder. There were 2 common
loons still primarily in winter plumage with one showing some breeding
plumage. We watched them fish just below the surface swimming rapidly in one
direction coming up then turning and retracing their path. Peggy and Bill
Opengari
The following is the result as submitted to e-bird.
Number of species: 59
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 4 Pairs
Common Loon 2 Still in winter plumage
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 2 flying in tandem
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 6
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 8 Nest
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 13
Blue Jay 21
American Crow 27
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Cliff Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 5 begging young
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 pair
Eastern Bluebird 6 Female carrying food
Male defending box
Wood Thrush 6
American Robin 37
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 5
European Starling 25 entering cavities
Cedar Waxwing 5 Carrying nest material
Completed nest
Pine Warbler 4
Ovenbird 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 14
Chipping Sparrow 19
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 16 feeding young
Northern Cardinal 12
Indigo Bunting 7 agitated behavior
Common Grackle 35
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 8 nest
House Finch 7 begging young
American Goldfinch 7
