VA Birders,
Jon & BJ Little, Bev Leeuwenberg and myself birded in Shenandoah County
today. Despite intermittent rain and a hail storm we managed to find 19
species of warbler, the best being a singing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in
Edinburg along Stony Creek. Others included BAY-BREASTED,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKPOLL, KENTUCKY, WORM-EATING,
MAGNOLIA, and HOODED. The best bird of the day however, was a subadult
MISSISSIPPI KITE along Back Road around 9:00am. It soared above us for
several minutes catching bugs and giving us great looks. We managed 86
species in spite of the weather and had a great time doing it! A
complete list follows.
Sue
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Wild Turkey
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Mississippi Kite
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
--
Susan A. Heath
George Mason University
Environmental Science Department
Fairfax, VA
Secretary, Virginia Avian Records Committee
Keeper, Virginia Comp List at www.virginiabirding.org
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