Hello all
Yesterday morning Pat & I lead a field trip to Lake Moomaw Bath County . Only
one person showed up & we took off to see what we could find . Virginia Jones
has never been to this area & it was a real treat for her to see the great
views of landscapes of the mountains of Bath County . The birds were few in
between & waterfowl was very low numbers as well as species . We ran into John
Irvine & his little group from the Harrisonburg Club & he even stated that the
waterfowl was very disappointing also. On our way back I took Virginia to some
of the places in Swoope & we added a few more birds to the list . Highlights of
the trip were a first year Bald Eagle , Golden -- crown Kinglet's & Pine
Warbler's which we all got great looks at . Below is a complete list of birds
seen yesterday .
Canada Goose -- 35 + -- Many at Boy Scout Camp
WoodDuck -- 40 -- Swoope
Am. Wigeon -- 2 -- Smith's
Mallard -- 15 -- Smith's
Redhead -- 2 Boy Scout Camp
Ring -- necked Duck -- 33
Bufflehead -- 6
Hooded Merganser -- 2
Common Loon -- 1
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Red - tailed Hawk
Am . Coot --2
Killdeer -- Aug . Co.
Wilson's Snipe -- Smith's
Ring -- billed Gull -- 4 at Moomaw & 3 at Boy Scout Camp
Rock Pigeon -- Aug. Co.
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red -- bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
No. Flicker -- Swoope
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Raven -- Swoope
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White - breasted Nuthatck
Golden -- crowned Kinglet
Mockingbird
Robin
Starling
Pine Warbler -- 4 & one at Boy Scout Camp
Song Sparrow
White -- throated Sparrow -- only glances
White -- crowned Sparrow -- Swoope
Junco
Cardinal -- Swoope
Red -- winged Blackbird -- small flocks , Swoope
Eastern Meadowlark -- Swoope
Grackle -- both counties
Brown -- headed Cowbird -- Swoope
Birds were few but good company made the day with the great unspoiled views of
Bath County .
Allen & Pat Larner
Staunton
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