Here's a link to one of my photos of the cormorants: http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog/2010_10_31/Cormorants_D63083.jpg At times the flock was in a better...
It has been pretty quiet on Lake Hollymead this season. There was a goose roundup earlier this year and the lake was quiet for a time. The paths were also...
Hi all, Old Trail held an impressive number of sparrows this afternoon including many Swamp and White-crowned Sparrow. I checked most of the fields which...
On Cold Spring Road yesterday, I saw a Palm Warbler feeding along with a flock of Golden Crowned Kinglets. I also had male and female Purple Finches at the...
Hi, There was a Palm Warbler on the Rockfish Valley Trail this morning - photos and report on my website: http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog/11_05_2010.htm...
AJ: Thanks for this posting. It's really great that you're keeping your eye on Hollymead, which has been so productive for waterfowl. Please keep those...
Hi all, I have 2 purple finches coming to my feeder regularly (females or young males) which is two more than I have had on my feeder this past year. I keep...
We enjoyed a nice look at a juvenile golden eagle today at the chilly Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, thanks to great spotting by William Leigh. I returned home to...
Today was an interesting day on Cold Spring Road. It began with 30+ vultures circling overhead most of which were Black Vultures. In the same area, I heard 2...
I was also at the Rockfish Gap hawkwatch this morning. We had another Juvenile Golden Eagle fly before the one that Janet mentioned making a total of at least...
Photos of the afternoon Golden Eagle at Rockfish Gap are on my web site: http://www.symbolicmessengers.com/Blog/11_07_2010.htm Cheers, Marshall Faintich...
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2010
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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2010
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I was paddling at Beaver Creek this afternoon with my husband. We flushed some mallard like birds, but the light was terrible and I couldn't really ID them....
Chris, I was fascinated to read about the research you found on line about the orange color on the tail of some cedar waxwings. I tried the link you provided,...
Hi Ruth et al. First off, here is a pic of the Cedar Waxwing orange-tipped tail variant that I photographed last week on the Rockfish Valley Trail: ...
Dave Hogg and I birded the lakes around Crozet this morning. At King Family, a Rusty Blackbird was in the second pond in the cattails near a bird box. The...
On Cold Spring Road yesterday, I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo vocalizing around 8:30 AM. According to the Annotated Check List, this is very late for a YB...
Hi all, Today at Old Trail there was an Osprey perched on a tree and feeding. This seems extremely late for an Osprey away from the coast. The Palm Warbler...
Just have to report a first for my airspace. Arrived home at noon today to see what looked like three chickadees mobbing a hawk but turned out to be three...
I rarely see anything on the water at Sugar Hollow reservoir, except for small numbers of Canada Geese. And I'm in the Hollow almost every weekend to run up...
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2010
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