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...
Rob, Thanks for the great photo. Roberta W3DX@... wrote: Hi Y'All: I went back to Southern Albemarle County to try to get a better photo of the barn owl...
This morning I drove as far north as Brown Gap parking lot of the Skyline Drive, then turned back. At the Brown Gap parking lot I flushed a Woodcock. In the...
Thanks for the photo. I don't believe I have ever seen one of these. I am new to the area so it is all very exciting. I am from the West Texas area. Victoria...
i'm not sure if I am doing this right so let me know if you get this. Jack and I would love to have you join us sometime up the skyline. We've been talking...
Hi Y'All: Stauffer and I were out birding today, and spotted a Horned Grebe at Old Trail #1 (the first pond along the main road). We also found Snipe, Wood...
I saw Rough-Winged Swallows on Sunday, March 23 in a field near Pen Park. I also flushed a snipe on the Nature Trail at Pen Park. Has anyone seen an Osprey? ...
This morning at Warren Ferry, along the James River, there were several dozen cormorants and a few Wood Ducks. As you arrive at the ferry, there is a bridge...
I don't believe I have ever seen a Vesper Sparrow but lived with the Osprey in the Outer Banks for the last 3 summers. I have lots of photos of them. I saw...
