I spent a little time this morning checking out Three Otters and Parker
Roads just north of the town of Bedford. I found one Loggerhead Shrike
on Parker Road at the same location where they have been present in
recent years, and where nesting was confirmed last summer. Complete
numbers follow:
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 40
Turkey Vulture 40
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 17
Rock Pigeon 16
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 4
RB Woodpecker 5
YB Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 15
WB Nuthatch 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 6
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Cedar Waxwing 12
European Starling 40
N Mockingbird 4
American Robin 8
Eastern Bluebird 10
Hermit Thrush 1
YR Warbler 10
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 16
Field Sparrow 2
WT Sparrow 45
WC Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
House Finch 40
American Goldfinch 5
Gene Sattler
Lynchburg
