The MonticelloBirdAlert provides birders in Central Virginia with an opportunity to post sitings of rare and interesting birds spotted in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, and surrounding counties. Members of the group should only post sitings of birds that are sited on public property or viewed from public roadways. Members may also post a siting of a bird on private property, if the landowner has granted express permission for you to make such a posting to this group.
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2009
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The cold must bring them in. This morning I saw a lone H. Merganser, 8 Buffelheads (4 pairs), and a pair of N. Shovelers on Lake Hollymead. The Buffelheads
I visited Old Trail this morning and had decent luck with sparrows. There is an increasingly overgrown field beyond the lake, east of Golf Road. A recently