Arrived at Old Trail just before 7 am, and the trip was instantly worthwhile as two male Bobolinks were perched on the fence ~ 100 yards to the left of golf...
Oops, I was under the impression that Bobolinks were rare around VA, sorry. Oh well, very handsome birds and a lifer for me anyway. My first late April/May in...
Hi Gerald: We like to post "rare or interesting" birds. I think the first arrivals of Bobolinks certainly counts as very "interesting". They're not to...
Saw a Blue Grosbeak at Old Trail this morning, in the grass right next to the main road (between the large office building and the new swimming pool). A...
Hi Y'All: Blackpoll Warblers seem to be pouring through Charlottesville in great number. In the morning, they're calling from all directions at my home (107...
I need some help with this bird. Saw it along the bank of the Rhine a couple of weeks ago, near the town of Rudesheim. The European bird book I had was no...
Dear AJ: The Blackpoll is frequently heard, rarely seen. It doesn't seem to move around a lot, so it's really hard to pick up. The song is described by the...
I sent this pic to my husband (as i feel sure that you weren't talking about id-ing the blackpoll). He has looked through 4 of our European bird books, and...
I think for the last two days I have spotted Bay-breasted Warbler's on RT 33 between the "Pic N Pac" (RT 633) and the end of Stanardsville (End of BUS 33 and...
I used the audio from my "Songbird's Bible" of a Great-crested Flycatcher on loop (iPhone) to get the Flycatchers to come in to a closer tree to get a...
Willow Flycatcher seems rather scarce in Albemarle County. If you are in the southern part of the county, you can stand beside a green gate at a pull-in along...
This morning, a Willow Flycatcher was singing persistently at Azalea Park. True to its name, the bird was among streamside willows near the basketball courts...
I was in the southern part of Albemarle County this morning birding. I heard a few Bobwhite in the area of Glendower-Blenheim Roads intersection. Along James...
Stauffer, As I understand it, the female builds the nest (and incubates) normally late July - Sept. around here. Even in FL they don't start until late June....
To readers of the bird alert: In response to my question of yesterday, if a male Goldfinch is pulling down out of a thistle on June 12, what does it mean?...
In response to goldfinches nesting "normally late July - Sept. around here"--According to my notes made over the last few decades, these birds begin to work on...
Too bad I didn't have my camera. but the view was very good with binocs. At Darden Towe Park this afternoon, on the path in the woods by a small brook, I was...
Looks as if my previous response got corrupted somehow so I'll resend: I looked in "Virginia's Birdlife: An Annotated Checklist" put out by VSO in 2007. ...
Carol: Nice to hear from you. I was very lucky with the photos of the Goldfinch. I got two exposures and he was gone. But I loved getting a photo of a bird...
I attended the Purple Martin field day today at Zions Crossroads in Fluvanna County. This was a great event. Our own Ron and Priscilla Kingston do a lot of the...
This morning I got up to go to the bathroom at 6:15. While so engaged, I heard a sound from outdoors which electrified me-the soft, repetitive cu-cu-cu of a...
Hi Stauffer, I live in Carrsbrook and this spring I saw my very first black-billed cuckoo singing in the woods near the Rivanna. What is pretty awful though ...
Yesterday, birded around the lake on Jefferson, stopping at different locations to see if I could find any speciality birds. At the dam, scoped a Common Loon....
This spring I reported seeing Summer Tanagers on Cold Spring Road. I am delighted to report they are still here. In the past week, I have seen a Summer Tanager...
I was at Scogo Lake this morning about 7:30 and heard as many as four Bobwhite calling. There seemed to be one on every side of me as I listened from the road...
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