I birded Lawson's Creek WMA in Halifax Co. this morning. The best find was
a flock of 9 BOBWHITES & 2 BOBOLINKS that flushed from a field edge right
under my feet. I believe the Bobwhites were a family group of 2 adults and
7 juveniles that were noticably smaller than the adults. The "mother" only
moved a few feet and started giving low clucking and squeaking sounds until
all the other birds got out of site.
Other highlights included a juvenile Baltimore Oriole, a flock of
Blue-winged Teal and a family group of Red-headed Woodpeckers (1 adult and 3
juveniles) that were very active. They were continuously calling and
scuffling with each other. 1 of the juveniles spent some time caching
willow acorns in a dead tree.
One of the White-eyed Vireos I encountered was singing a long, complex song
that included imitations of a Catbird's "meow", Scarlet Tanager's
"chip-brrr" and Summer Tanager's "pit-a-tuk".
Paul Glass
South Boston, VA
Location: Lawson's Creek WMA
Observation date: 9/25/10
Number of species: 44
Wood Duck 15
Blue-winged Teal 14
Northern Bobwhite 9
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 10
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 10
Carolina Wren 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 10
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 10
Indigo Bunting 6
Bobolink 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 8
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
