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...
I visited Gilbert Station this morning, a very nice birding area. To get there take route 640 in the northern part of the county from either Stony Point on the...
This morning at about 7:15 AM, in rather thick mist, I flushed a dark bird, size of a small chicken, while walking in an area of goldenrods, smartweeds and...
I did a late afternoon hike along the Dark Pocosin trail in SNP on Saturday and saw some great birds. Just below the Pocosin cabin there is an open area that...
Hi Y'All: Here is the photo of the oft-reported Northern Harrier that lives at the farm at the intersection of Langhorne and Irish Roads in Scottsville. ...
This morning, while walking in very dim light in some grass alongside a pond in the southern part of Albemarle County, I flushed another Sora. This one flew...
Rob, This is a fabulous picture. Thanks!! Jenny W3DX@... wrote: Hi Y'All: Here is the photo of the oft-reported Northern Harrier that lives at the farm at...
Jenny: The pond with this morning's Sora is one at Langhorne and Irish Roads where you have to climb over the metal gate, and so up through the weeds to the...
