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...
Wood ducks and snipe have been pretty regular at the King Vineyard pond in Crozet, green-winged teal once in the past week. Also got to see the horned grebe...
Despite a rather cool morning, Louisiana Waterthrushes were singing vigorously this morning along the Hardware River, at Red Hill Road and Stoney Crest Lane...
Hi Y'All: My wife called over to me with an urgency that suggested the kitchen might be on fire. Fortunately, she was just calling me because there was a...
Hi Again: The pond at Half Mile Branch bears a close watch this year. The water level is ideal for shorebirds, with mud flats all around the pond. Earlier...
A. J. Parmeter just called me to report two Red-breasted Mergansers at Lake Hollymead (Forest Lakes). He said he did not see them this morning, so apparently...
This morning I took Woodburn Road to the South Rivanna Dam. Just as I arrived, I noticed a few Canada Geese, right where the water spills over the top of the...
Let's hope the Grebe was able to fly away. The flock of Scaup consisted of one male and about six females; and the females swam after the male. Not at all...
Was down at Beaver Creek Resevoir for a little bit and saw the usual tree swallows. But then an osprey flew over and continued to circle around the resevoir....
Last night around 10, I heard a strange call which I assume was a bird call . It was a strange call. The bird would make a noise like a whistled toot. It...
Just that I've heard Great Horned Owls make some very strange calls that noone could help me identify (until I finally was able to see it). If you can get...
Hi This morning I went by King Family Vineyard & Old Trail. At King Family I saw 4 Blue- winged Teal, 2 Wood Ducks, 1 Green-winged Teal and lots of snipe. At...
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