SEPTEMBER
GLEN ALTON
September 12, 2008 | 
Photograph by Peggy Opengari |
Turkey Vulture 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 6
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 8 | Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 50
Tennessee Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
warbler sp. 1
Scarlet Tanager 8
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
American Goldfinch 24
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PETERS MOUNTAIN |
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 |
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Common Raven 5
Carolina Wren 1
Dark-eyed Junco 12
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ROCKY KNOBSeptember 19, 2008 |
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 790
Unid Buteo 1
American kestrel 3
Unid Raptors 3
Chimney Swift 31
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tree Swallow 3
Red-headed Woodpecker11
Blue Jay 20 |
TN Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 3
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue 11
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Black-throated Green 5
Pine Warbler 1
American Redstart
Unid Warblers 28 (flyovers)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Raven 13 |
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Rural Retreat Lake
October 25, 2008 |
Pied-billed Grebe
Canada Goose
Mallare
N. Shoveler
Ruddy Duck
Cooper's Hawk
American Coot
Dunlin
Kildeer
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
N. Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow |
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Starling
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch |
Claytor Lake
October 25, 2008 |
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Mallard
American Coot
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
N. Flicker | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
N. Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
American Goldfinch |
Clover Hollow Tree Farm
November 15, 2008 | 
Photograph by Stan Bentley |
Black Vulture
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Selasphorus SP. |
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch |
Claytor Lake
November 22, 2008 |
Canada Goose
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay |
American Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Giles County Christmas Count
December , 2008 |
Canada Goose 50
Gadwall 3
Mallard 45
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 35
Ruddy Duck 2
Wild Turkey 10
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Great Blue Heron 6
Black Vulture 46
Turkey Vulture 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 8
Golden Eagle 3
American Kestrel 6
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Rock Pigeon 7
Mourning Dove 56
Eastern Screech-Owl 2
Great Horned Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 11
Red-bellied Woodpecker 14
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Downy Woodpecker 20
Hairy Woodpecker 8
Northern Flicker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 9
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 47 | American Crow 163
Common Raven 6
Carolina Chickadee 39
Black-capped Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 44
White-breasted Nuthatch 26
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 30
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 19
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 55
American Robin 200
Northern Mockingbird 17
European Starling 346
Cedar Waxwing 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 11
Field Sparrow 33
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 43
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 73
Dark-eyed Junco 91
Northern Cardinal 36
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 400
Purple Finch 3
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 46
American Goldfinch 31
House Sparrow 43
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Parrot
January 10, 2009
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photograph by Bruce Grimes |
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Mallard
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon | Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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February
Burke's Garden
February 14, 2009 | 
Photograph by Brian Kreowski |
Photograph by Bruce Grimes |
American Wigeon 5
American Black Duck 2
Northern Pintail 4
Turkey Vulture 15BR>Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 3
Red-tailed Hawk 12
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Golden Eagle 3
American Kestrel 8
Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 25
Common Raven 23
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Eastern Bluebird 10
American Robin 8
European Starling 50
Northern Cardinal 2
House Sparrow 5
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MARCH
Pandapas Pond
March 28, 2009 |
Mallard
Canada Goose
Ruddy Duck
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
E. Phoebe
Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Tree Swallow
Rough-winged Swallow |
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Robin
Pine Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird |
APRIL |
Wildwood and Bisset
April 18,2009 | |
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Carol Baker's Land
April 25, 2009 |
Great blue heron
Mallard
wood duck
Red-tailed hawk
Red-shouldered hawk
Broad-winged hawk
Barn swallow
Tree swallow
Common raven
American crow
Blue jay
Eastern bluebird
American robin
Carolina wren
Gray catbird
Northern mockingbird
Brown thrasher
Turkey vulture
Black vulture
Wild turkey
Blue-headed vireo |
Yellow-throated vireo
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Yellow warbler
Common yellowthroat
Hooded warbler
Scarlet tanager (WOW!)
Eastern meadowlark
Red-winged blackbird
Brown-headed cowbird
Eastern kingbird
Belted kingfisher
Red-bellied woodpecker
Northern flicker
Downy woodpecker
Northern cardinal
Eastern towhee
Chipping sparrow
Field sparrow
Song sparrow
Swamp sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Grasshopper sparrow |
MAY
VSO Annual Meeting and Mountain Lake Migratory Bird Festival
May 16-18, 2008 | Members of the New River Valley Bird club and the Virginia Society of Ornithology led field trips and workshops during the joint VSO and festival weekend. Highlights of the weekend were a trip to the Radford Arsenal's Dublin property where 3 Henslows sparrows were recorded; Ian Sinclair's keynote presentation "Birding Darkest Africa"at the Friday banquet;
and Bill Hilton, Jr.'s recapture of hummingbird #41 for the 3rd consecutive year. 133 total species and 27 species of warblers plus a Brewster's hybrid were recorded on 36 separate field trips. Below is the final tally of those birds. Thanks to Jerry and Beth Cross and Barb Walker for their work on the committee and to the following leaders:
Nancy Adamson, Bill Akers, David Brady, Tom Brobson, Jerry Cross, Thelma Dalmas, Mike Donahue, James Hartley, Bill Hunley, Teta Kain, John Kell, Beth Lancaster, Susie Leslie, Bill Opengari, Dick Peake, Pat Polentz, Tim & Alyce Quinn, Mary Ratliff,John Spahr, David Spears, Sue and Randy Thrasher, Michael Williams, Jerry Via
SPECIES RECORDED | Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Black Duck
Mallard
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite
American Coot
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo,
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
No. Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
House Wren | Golden-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar WAxwing
Golden-winged Warbler
Brewster's Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Claytor Lake
May 31, 2008 | | Mallard
Wild Turkey
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Chickadee | Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Pine Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
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July
Arsenal
July 7,2008 |
Mallard 1
Wild Turkey 45
Northern Bobwhite 15
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Mourning Dove 28
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 20
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 24
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 8 | Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 8
Northern Mockingbird 5
Brown Thrasher 7
European Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 26
Pine Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 18
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 26
Grasshopper Sparrow 6
Henslow's Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 11
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 21
Red-winged Blackbird 39
Eastern Meadowlark 23
Common Grackle 2
Orchard Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 18
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