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...
This morning I stopped at Scogo Lake about 8:00 AM. I parked in the small pulloff area the fishermen there use, then walked east to a small patch of seeding...
In a message dated 10/8/2007 9:33:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, stauffer@... writes: This morning I stopped at Scogo Lake about 8:00 AM. I parked in...
Rob: Yes, number 192, and probably my last new one of the year, unless there are some real surprises out there. If you are in town today, can you bring the...
This morning at the sign for Christmas Hill Game Preserve along Glendower Road (the sign is at a gate) there was an American Pipit perched on a wire (rather...
On Sat., Nov. 3, I had an adult Bald Eagle and a Pied -Billed Grebe at Beaver Creek. The week before, Teresa Shaner and I had 7-8 Ruddy Ducks at Chris...
Hi All: Yesterday (Saturday), Stauffer and I were birding in the western part of the county, and noticed quite a lot of activity at the King Family Vineyard...
Rob, Congrats on the Snow Geese. And glad to hear that you and Stauffer found some birds at the King Family Vineyard ponds on Saturday. Your obs (compared to ...
This morning I visited Scogo Lake, not seeing too much of interest. From there, I went east on Edge Valley Road to its intersection with Taylor's Gap Road,...
Hi All: A pair of Great Horned Owls have been calling loudly around 5:30 pm in the Colthurst Farms neighborhood. To access the site, go approximately 1.5...
This morning at about 8:30 I parked at the small parking area at the entrance to Old Trail Golf Club in Crozet and walked west on a dirt truck/tractor road...
