We had a great morning for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count survey at James
River National Wildlife Refuge - temps above freezing, lots of sunshine and
very little wind for most of the morning. Fourteen people turned out, and found
a total of 36 species. We did well on raptors, with a total of 17 Bald Eagles,
Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks and both vultures. American Black Ducks
were again found on Powell’s Creek. Wood Ducks in the swamp along the entrance
road and a pair of fly-over Mallards at Blair’s Wharf rounded out the ducks
today. We found Red-headed Woodpeckers, but they were difficult to see today.
We missed Hairy Woodpecker, but the other woodpeckers were present. Another
miss was Ruby-crowned Kinglet, usually pretty easy this time of year, and found
only one Golden-crowned Kinglet, ID’ed by it’s call. The complete species list
is given below.
Thanks to everyone who came out this year!
—
Lewis Barnett
blbarnett3@xxxxxxxxx
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 22
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 10
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 17
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) 3
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 500
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 6
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 5
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 45
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 4
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 8
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 8
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1.
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 2
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 9
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 11
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 20
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3
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