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...
Teresa Shaner spotted a Brown Creeper at Hollymead Lake on Sat. Feb. 23. It was in a pine stand across the road from the lake at the eastern end. We had a...
Hi Y'All: Emboldened by Stauffer's discovery of a Barn Owl, we continued to search through silos in Albemarle County and found two more Barn Owls. The birds...
Friends, Taking a day off from work (yea!), I spent yesterday (Thu, 6 March) birding at Albemarle County locations with a bit of water, hoping to find a few...
I looked out the back window at about 7:30 this morning and saw a large white bird swimming on Lake Hollymead. It had a long swanlike neck and was clearly...
Based on the report of A. J. Parmeter of this morning of a Horned Grebe at Forest Lakes, I combined a trip up to Lowes with a visit to the lake, and was able...
Hi Y'All: I went back to Southern Albemarle County to try to get a better photo of the barn owl pair. I used a tripod to hold the camera steady in the...
Hi Again: Here is a photo of the Common Merg reported by Mark Adams at Chris Greene Lake. This was a life bird for me, so I really appreciate the posting on...
Thanks so much for sharing, Rob! This is a nice pic considering the conditions under which it was taken. Sincerely, Marlene Marlene A. Condon (Author, The...
