Bill Parkin and I spent a couple of hours at Blandy Farm this morning. The
Vesper Sparrows are still along Berry's Ferry Rd. (Rt. 628), just northwest
of Blandy Farm Lane. We had at least 3 perched in a lone tree, along with
several Savannah Sparrow. We also had our FOS Brown Thrashers. Other than
that, a nice mix of birds, but nothing unexpected.
Lake Frederick in nearby Frederick Co. did hold 17 Bonaparte's Gulls and a
Common Loon this morning.
Dave Boltz
Lake Frederick
Blandy Experimental Farm/State Arboretum of Virginia, Clarke, Virginia, US
Apr 3, 2017 8:45 AM - 11:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
46 species
Canada Goose 3
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 75
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 20
Fish Crow 6
Tree Swallow 80
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 7
American Robin 12
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 25
Pine Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 14
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 12
Vesper Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Common Grackle 35
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
