VA BIRDers,
Beautiful blue skies and warming temperatures met a small group for the NVBC
E-trip to Sky Meadows this morning. A good range of species was observed
but sparrow numbers had dropped off considerably from the last visit.
Highlight was the Loggerhead Shrike - reported by S. Baron yesterday - in
about the same spot (the wire fence a 100yds to the north of the fishing
pond, near the Willow Trees) and 3 Lincoln's Sparrows. The fine aspect of
the day was that representatives of all species were observed by all
participants. The bird list follows.
Kurt Gaskill
C. Goose 75
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 8
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 8
Am. Kestrel 2
Killdeer 2
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 20
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied WP 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy WP 3
No. Flicker 5
E. Phoebe 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Blue Jay 5
Am. Crow 20
Common Raven 10
C. Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
C. Wren 3
GC Kinglet 2
RC Kinglet 2
E. Bluebird 15
Am. Robin 7
No. Mockingbird 11
E. Starling 75
Cedar Waxwing 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
E. Towhee 2
Chipping Sp 5
Field Sp 28
Savannah Sp 33
Fox Sp 1
Song Sp 45
Lincoln's Sp 3
Swamp Sp 12
White-throated Sp 36
White-crowned Sp 5
Junco 3
No. Cardinal 4
Red-winged BB 90
E. Meadowlark 10
Rusty BB 1
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Am. Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 10
