VA BIRDers,
I traveled to Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship (BRCES, Loud
Co) Friday morning, arriving a bit after 7 am to low clouds and Dominion
working on the power line crossing, which I avoided. I used about 4 hrs
birding the fields at the end of Sawmill Rd plus Arnold Rd - some small
openings in the clouds when I left. Highlight was a signing Cerulean
Warbler on Arnold; Magnolia Warbler was the most numerous. Big miss was
Indigo Bunting - prob. present under the power lines which was not censused.
Below is the list.
C. Goose 2
Turkey Vulture 2
No. Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
YB Cuckoo 3, quite vocal
E. Screech Owl 2, in thickly vegetated (vine covered) areas along edges of
fields
RT Hummer 4
RB Woodpecker 3
Downy WP 8
No. Flicker 1
Pileated WP 2
E. Wood Pewee 10
Trail's Flycatcher 1
E. Phoebe 5
Great Crested Fly 2
White-eyed V 7, juvie noted
Yellow-thr V 1, still singing
Red-eyed V 11
Blue Jay 2
Am. Crow 5
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 1
Barn Sw 2
C. Chickadee 15
T. Titmouse 11
White-br Nuthatch 10
C. Wren 13
H. Wren 2
BG Gnatcatcher 6
E. Bluebird 3
Gray Catbird 4
No. Mocker 1
Brown Thrasher 1
E. Starling 14
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided 1
Magnolia 5
Cerulean 1
Black & White 3
Am. Redstart 2
Com. Yellowthroat 1
Canada 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
E. Towhee 3
Chipping Sp 6
Field Sp 2
No. Cardinal 10
Am. Goldfinch 10
On the way to BRCES, there was a Belted Kingfisher outside of Hillsboro.
On the way home I worked Belvoir and Harrison Rd, Fauquier Co with highlight
being Bobolinks in the overgrown weedy field along Harrison. In addition,
there was a Tree Swallow.
On Thursday eve, 29 Aug, I noted a Western Sandpiper on the riverside
mudflats of the Stone Bridge (plus other shorebirds), north of the Dyke
Marsh Picnic area, FRFX Co.
On Saturday, I parted with Marc Ribaudo at Neabsco Cr and headed to the
Possum Point area, Pr Wm Co. After much work (mid-day!) I managed the
following notables:
Great Egret 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ruby-thr Hum 3
E. Wood Pewee 8
Great Crested Fly 2
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
White-eyed V 4
Yellow-throated Vireo 1, still singing
Red-eyed V 2
No. Rough-winged Sw 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
No. Parula 3
Pine Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 1
Yellow-thr Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 1
Blue Grosbeak 3
Kurt Gaskill
