This morning I made a birding circuit from C. ville down to the James River and back. Some of the highlights--(1) at Greenfield Farm entrance driveway, James...
Hi Y'All: A juvenile Black-Crowned Night-Heron arrived at the pond at the Oakencroft Winery. The bird was on the far side of the pond, hunting along the...
Thanks for your message. I will be out of the office until Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Jon Nafziger Vice President for Community Initiatives United Way-Thomas...
This morning I was at the little parking area at the James River edge, at the end of Warren Ferry Road, west of Scottsville. I got there quite early, just to...
Actually my neighbor and I were amazed to see a great egret about 3 weeks ago at a pond here in Carrsbrook. It only stayed for a day, though. Margi Keating...
In a message dated 7/23/2007 9:27:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, stauffer@... writes: This morning I was at the little parking area at the James River ...
Rob--As you can see from my post, an interesting morning. I was really down in that area of the county this morning to check for marshy areas, which I thought...
Hi Y'All: Stauffer spotted a single Northern Bobwhite on a fence post near Scogo Lake yesterday (Thursday) at 8:00 a.m. We returned this morning, and heard...
Friends, I spent this morning, Saturday, 4 August, birding around Lake Albemarle in western Albemarle County. It was a fairly birdy morning overall, and also...
In a message dated 8/4/2007 12:21:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markadamsphd@... writes: I live nearby and will check for the bird again later this...
This morning I went to the Half-Mile Branch Pond quite early. It was about 7:05 AM when I arrived, overcast with light showers. I parked at the the gravel...
This morning I spent a little time birding at Ivy Creek. In the cherry tree and maple tree which arch over the top of the visitor booth there were a Redstart...
For those who don't mind a bit of a drive from Charlottesville, there is a spot in southern Albemarle Co, which I have found quite good in several visits. The...
This morning I drove McCormick Road, through the UVA campus and past all the hustle-bustle of parents unloading student's microwaves, refrigerators and other...
Hi I was out at Dunlora and Forest Lakes on Sat. The birds were very quiet. I did see a redstart. This morning I went around Ivy Creek and Chris Greene....
Hi All: I went to the Ivy Creek Nighthawk field trip on Thursday night, and we saw about 30 birds fly overhead between 7 pm and 7:30 pm. Tonight, I went out...
hi all, It was pretty quiet at O. Hill around 10:30 this morning, but then one group of trees came alive for several minutes. There was one gorgeous male...
2 PM today at Darden Towe Park: I believe it was a blue-winged warbler, the eyeline was distinctive. Bright, bright yellow underneath. Hmmm. It was low in a...
I'm back on the local birding scene after spending the past two weeks in Turkey. I thought C. ville had conditioned me to hot weather, but I was really wilting...
Hi Y'All: I was back at Oakencroft Winery to see if there was anything new. The juvenile BCNH was in the usual spot on the far bank of the pond, mid-way...
In a message dated 9/10/2007 11:27:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, W3DX@... writes: For the first time, however, I also saw an adult BCNH in spectacular ...
Hi All: Today, around 6:30 pm, a flock (kettle?) of approximately 63 Common Nighthawk flew over my house off of Garth Road. I have a fuzzy photo that shows ...
My Monticello Bird Club trip this morning was a lot of fun, on a beautiful morning to be out. We ran into two nice mixed species flocks, one at house for sale...
Hi Y'All: A Great Egret was spotted on the pond at Georgetown Farm on Wesley Chapel Road (near the intersection of Free Union Road). The Farm is private...
Four of us did a rather truncated big day in Albemarle County yesterday, reaching a total of about 70 species. It was a beautiful day to be out birding....
Hi All: Below is the final list of 73 species, which includes the dubious pair of Pie-Billed Grebes spotted over the county line. The mixed flock of warblers...
Hi Y'All: the purpose of this email is to provide driving details to get to the birding spots mentioned by Stauffer in the Big Day results: 1) "Highlights were...
At my house in Charlottesville this morning at about 8:00 I saw several Red-eyed Vireos, a Y. T. Vireo, Ch. Sided Warbler, Redstart, B. T. Green and Magnolia...
