Alice and I spent the last two weeks of January in Naples, Florida. Although it was a multi-purpose vacation, I was able to see 84 species of birds, 16 of...
Hi, I will be giving an hour long presentation on the evening of February 22, 2012 on global wildlife (some of my best wildlife photos, mostly birds, from...
Ken Lipshy has uploaded several images taken during our trip to the CBBT/Eastern Shore on Saturday. They include the whale (tentatively ID'd as a Fin Whale),...
Belated post for CBBT/Eastern Shore – February 4, 2012 – Seals, Whales, and Birds, Oh MY! Eleven folks met up at the southern end of the CBBT islands for...
I saw one male Ring-Necked Duck, one Coot, and 6 Hooded Mergansers at Chris Green Lake this morning and two Brown Creepers, my first of the year, on the...
I stopped by the field at Brackett's Farm (nr. Zion's Crossroads) yesterday to watch for the Short-eared Owls. While waiting for the owls I observed the...
Went around to various birding locations yesterday before the wind picked up. Highlight was my first Wood Ducks (2) for the year, at Licking Hole Creek...
A single Horned Lark was at the Hollymead area this morning. This bird was alongside the upper traffic circle, to the north of the shopping complex. From rt....
The horned larks (2) are still there at noon today. They have moved to the north side of the road and about 100' onto the short grass field. They blend in...
Yesterday there were still 7 American coots, a single male mallard, a pied-billed grebe and a mess o' Canada geese on the lake between PVCC and Monticello High...
A group of us drove out to Zion Crossroads last evening to witness the continuing Harrier & Short-eared Owl show, and we were not dissapointed! Our group...
First off, many thanks to Vic for the great information and maps on birding hotspots. For someone new to the area, like me, this is wonderful! Out birding...
I found one horned lark this morning singing away near the first traffic circle, in a strawed area between the first traffic circle and the end of a barrier of...
It's nice to hear the full-throated song of cardinals again! Several males were really going at it at Licking Hole Creek. Otherwise, Licking Hole Creek was...
At 5:30 Ann Dunn and I took a walk up into the big field at Secluded Farm. The spring peepers were peeping. By 6:00, the first peenting started from the woods...
Finally got to see some Savannah Sparrows in the fence-line running West from the right angle on Route 811, Crozet. They have been in that area for years but...
Spotted a lone red winged blackbird along the shore of Lake Hollymead this morning. I'm sure he was lamenting the fact that he had returned so soon. AJ...
Blackbirds and grackles have been building in western Albemarle for the last two weeks. They know the season is changing even with a few setbacks. And while...
Several Rusty Blackbirds were squeaking in their own melodious way this morning in trees beside a farm pond in southern Albemarle. Always nice to see them....
Mike McMahon called me a little after 9:00 this morning (Thursday) to share with me that he had a single fox sparrow at his feeder. Mike lives in the Sherwood...
We have at least four Red-shouldered Hawks spending the winter here in Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) - two adults and two juveniles. Photos are on me web site: ...
