I have been watching via BirdsEye and eBird the appearance around the country of multiple rare shorebirds these last few weeks, including Little Stint in Rhode...
A visit to King Family Vineyard this morning produced a White Ibis. The bird was quite brown except for some pale color below. The bill was also pale. The ibis...
There was a gosling in one of our ponds this morning. http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog2012/2012_07_10/gosling_E29206.jpg Isn't it a bit late in the year...
They drained both ponds, yesterday I think. I was there in the late afternoon. 13 killdeer on the open mudflat. Bears watching for more shorebirds. The...
Sunday evening we had one male Scarlet T and two females floating through the trees out here. Today, heading into town [Waynesboro that is] two hen turkeys and...
I went to Rockfish Road this morning and saw two Dickcissels between Rte 617 (Round Hill School Road) and Rte 612 (New Hope-Crimora Road) near New Hope, VA....
This morning at 9 AM I saw a Black crowned night heron at Oakencroft Vineyard pond. Oakencroft's entrance is from Garth Road. Drive in, cross the cattle guard...
More on the night herons at Oakencroft. I think it was July 2006 that Rob Capon and I found an immature Bl.Crowned Night heron at Oakencroft. At the time, a...
When I was out there about 11:15, one of the managers--Warren--stopped to chat. He confirmed that it was ok for birders to come out to the pond. He also said...
Last Saturday morning, I walked the Rivanna river upstream from the Rte 15 bridge at Palmyra and was pleased to identify, among other stuff, a pair of Lousiana...
Walt Childs and I headed east to the Dutch Gap conservation area just south of Richmond and then 40 miles southeast from there to the The Nature Conservancy's...
37 species this morning, including a Willow Flycatcher and a Purple Martin. Photos and report: http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog2012/07_25_2012.htm ...
Walt Childs will be leading a guided bird walk on the Rockfish Valley Trail on August 4, 2012. 8:00-10:00 a.m. - Meet at the kiosk at the Rockfish River trail...
Take I-64 west to the Crozet exit (107), and go west on route 250 for about four miles. You will see signs for Wintergreen, and make a left turn (south) on...
For the past many weeks, I have been watching Carolina Wrens nesting on top of a wall lamp on the terrace outside my office. Yesterday around 12:00, I walked...
Hi Gretchen, Thanks so much for this fascinating report. I'm astonished the wren chicks managed to get back into the nest. Even after a couple of weeks away...
Walt Childs and I birded some of the North River Loop in western Augusta County. Highlights included Chestnut-sided and Black-throated Blue Warblers, a...
On Sunday, 7/29, I was hiking the AT near Loft Mountain campground and heard at least 1 Bobwhite singing, possibly 2 birds. We heard the bird(s) singing a few...
Just a reminder about the guided bird walk this coming Saturday morning. Some folks have asked for directions. From the east: take I-64 west to the Crozet exit...
At 9am 5 ducks. 3 standing on far shore of lower pond. Very dark rich brown,no facial features I could see. Then the other 2 flew past showing the blue wing...
