Dear Roberta: Thanks for your note. I received a similar message. (I did not open it, having received your note. But I surmise that it's the same type of...
This morning at about 10 AM there was a Bonaparte's Gull on the South Rivanna river reservoir, visible from the Rt. 676 bridge. A photo is attached. For a...
Hi Y'All: I hope you had fun on the Christmas Count. Stauffer and I saw a Brown Creeper today on Ridge Road. It was in one of the heavily wooded areas...
At Sugar Hollow Reservoir this morning, a male Red-breasted Merganser and handsome adult Bald Eagle. And to all readers of this, a good Christmas and happy,...
Hi Y'All: I was birding today at Ivy Creek, and noticed quite a bit of bird activity. The highlights today were a Brown Creeper along the Peninsula Trail,...
Hey Stauffer, The merganser was an esp nice find at Sugar Hollow. I live not too far from the reservoir but have never had much luck with waterfowl there. Hope...
This morning I participated in the Big Flats Christmas count, which consists of the Blue Ridge mountains and west side of Albem. County. I was the first...
After a cold Ivy Creek walk, Teresa Shaner & I birded at Forest Lakes and Chris Greene. At Forest Lakes we saw 2 Gadwalls, 6 Hooded Mergansers & 90 Ring-...
Hi All: I was visiting Stauffer Miller and was enjoying the bird activity on Rugby Avenue (about 100 yards from the intersection of Preston Avenue). Each...
There was an immature Red-headed Woodpecker this morning at the east end of Coles Rolling Road. To get to the site, go to the intersection of Coles Rolling,...
Hi All: I drove out to Verona to get a look at the Painted Bunting reported on the VA Bird List. Below is the description from Allen Larner pasted from...
Hi Again: Ron Kingston from the club has been reporting Pine Siskins at his feeder. Indeed, I went there at around 1:00 p.m. and four of these tame little...
This morning I checked the waterfowl at Forest Lakes, but found only Canada Geese, Mallards and Ring-necked Ducks. From there I went to Chris Greene Lake,...
Nice report. I saw a Northern Harrier this morning flying low over the fields across from the pond on the main road through Old Trail. Jon Nafziger United...
A female Common Merganser was swimming with the geese at Chris Greene this morning. Also saw 1 Pied-billed grebe and a few Ring-necked Ducks. Forest Lakes had...
Just saw an adult Bald Eagle this afternoon circling over Martha Jefferson Hospital (and just to the north) with a group of about six vultures -- made my...
In most situations not a terribly exciting bird, but since this is a rather poor county for gulls, will report there were two Ring-billed Gulls at Chris Greene...
In a short outing this morning to Scogo Lake, I encountered a covey of Bobwhites at the south end of the Lake. Nice to know at least one covey is wintering in...
I'm curious if anyone else has noticed fewer White-throated Sparrows this winter. Last winter I observed practically no Purples Finches in my yard in Ivy but...
We still have white-throated commonly at our feeder in Crozet. May be a few less than last year, but not so that I had thought about it. Jon Nafziger United...
Here in Ivy, I¹m seeing lots of white throated sparrows, but perhaps fewer than prior years. We also are seeing more purple finches than in most years. ...
Nancy: We're getting a ton of them at our feeder. Stauffer and I have also seen quite a few while birding. Last year we had no RB Nuthatches nor Purple ...
This morning I spotted two male Gadwalls and a female swimming at the north end of the lake. The lake had its usual contingent of about a dozen ring necked...
Hi All: Stauffer found a Barn Owl in a farm in the southern part of Albemarle County, and was kind enough to invite me and Leigh along for a visit. I can't...
