The small unnamed pond along north end of Briery Creek Road, near where it meets Rolling Road, continues to amaze. I counted around 30 Bufflehead and 45 Ring...
Hi Y'All: I received this note from Dr. Dave McRuer from the Virginia Wildlife Center. He's seeking an I.D. for a raptor from Belize. I'm sure he would ...
My initial thought is a juvenile White-tailed Hawk. Brenda Brenda Tekin - <http://www.birdsofvirginia.com/> www.birdsofvirginia.com BlueMountains Nature...
Hi, Just a guess - I have a copy of Edwards "The Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas. Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador" The text and drawings are not that...
Hi, I e-mailed my guess of a Solitary Eagle to Dave McRuer, and he has gotten confirmation that the unknown raptor in Belize is indeed a juvenile Solitary...
Leigh Surdukowski and I canoed the So. Rivanna Reservoir this morning, launching at the Woodlands Road boat ramp. Although cold, it was pleasant canoeing, once...
I was in India all last week for business (but managed one morning for birding... Crested Serpent Eagle near Mumbai!) so this afternoon I tried to visit as...
I have a pretty regular year-round red-headed spot. I'll be checking it sometime this week. Gordon Dalton Nelson CO. To: monticellobirdalert@yahoogroups.com ...
The Snow Goose that I have been seeing since the end of November was reported on Lake Monocan here in Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) yesterday morning. Cheers, ...
Visited four Crozet sites today: http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog2011/12_12_2011.htm Saw 15 species at Western Ridge. Cheers, Marshall Faintich...
Awesome Marshall! Thanks for your observations in the Crozet area! Why don't you add them to ebird.org so that many birders can benefit?!!! I found 3...
The Woodcock have been regular in the Gullysville area of Nelson Co. for a few weeks. Flying and making their "peent" calls nightly right at dusk. On a related...
I saw two Horned Larks this morning in a somewhat unusual location. I drove north on Timberwood Blvd. across Rt. 29 and up the hill past a CVS, with all the...
One Merlin, two Kestrels, three Red-tailed Hawks in Stuart's Draft, VA this morning. http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog2011/12_13_2011.htm Cheers, Marshall...
Went over to the Zion's Crossroad area this evening to look for Short-Eared Owls. I parked near the entrance road for Bracket's Farm on Rte. 640--Jack Jouett...
Yesterday afternoon I went looking for Stauffer's Horned Larks but did not find them. This morning at 8:30, I found 1 Horned Lark in the same location...
I saw one American Coot, one D.C. Cormorant, and a couple of Canada Geese at Chris Greene Lake this morning, but no other waterfowl. Had Hermit Thrush and...
The northern ponds duck walk was not productive for ducks this morning. One lone Pied-billed at Hollymeade and we saw a few mallards and geese at the other...
I spent about 2 hours at Preddy Creek this morning, walking the Creekside Trail and looping back on the Preddy Creek Trail. Where the two trails converge on...
Howdy all, Â Went to the location that Tom Jones described in a previous post and right on schedule, the Short-eared Owls showed up with at least 3 different...
Ellie and I were in Syracuse, New York area for Christmas, visiting her daughter, whose husband is interested in birds. He photographed these Tree Sparrows...
Paddled Beaver Creek with my family yesterday afternoon. We saw a beautiful male Bufflehead several times as we paddled around the lake. The first spotting...
A few buffleheads and gadwalls. Where are the ring necks and the hoodies? We normally have dozens if not more on Lake Hollymead by this time. How about the...
