We had our FOS Chipping Sparrow yesterday morning and our hummers have
been gone about 4 days now. I miss them already!
Happy Birding all,
Debbie Woods
Potomac Falls
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1. FOS Brown Creeper, Oct. 19, western Albemarle
(MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx)
2. Franklin's Gull NC photos and more (R. Bruce Richardson)
3. HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2011) 148 Raptors
(reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
4. HSR: Snickers Gap (20 Oct 2011) 33 Raptors (reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
5. HSR: Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (20 Oct 2011) 315 Raptors
(reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Virginia Rail (dead) in Carytown, Richmond, 10-20 (akb)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:47:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] FOS Brown Creeper, Oct. 19, western Albemarle
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I had my first sighting this year of a Brown Creeper about 8:15 AM
yesterday. It was heading up a large oak tree by my house.
Sincerely,
Marlene
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:04:12 -0400
From: "R. Bruce Richardson"<rbrucegrp@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Franklin's Gull NC photos and more
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Added some new photos including some shots of the Franklin's Gull that has hung
around Jordan Lake for at least a few weeks now. It is being seen from
Farrington Rd. Bridge in Chatham County just south of Chapel Hill, NC. I saw
the gull yesterday about noon. It was in amongst a group of Herring Gulls
standing about on a sandbar to the east of the bridge causeway in the rain.
There are also some better photos (better than I was able to get of the
Franklin's) of a Swamp Sparrow from Dick Cross WMA and some shady shots of a
Gray-cheeked Thrush and an Eastern Phoebe on a cattail from birding last
Saturday with Paul Glass.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40090747@N05/
By the way... The Big Year movie is not bad and even somewhat enjoyable
(especially if you are a birder). It seems like it will not be around long, so
check it out if you haven't seen it yet. It may very well end up being the last
major motion picture about birding...
Cheers for now,
R. Bruce Richardson
South Boston
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Message: 3
Date: 20 Oct 2011 17:10:47 -0400
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] HSR: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (20 Oct 2011) 148
Raptors
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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 3 99 339
Bald Eagle 3 45 131
Northern Harrier 0 22 43
Sharp-shinned Hawk 122 1296 1886
Cooper's Hawk 12 176 263
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 7
Broad-winged Hawk 0 78 28788
Red-tailed Hawk 0 70 99
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 5 94 279
Merlin 2 11 21
Peregrine Falcon 1 8 26
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 5
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 148 1910 31893
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Multiple Counters
Observers: Gabriel Mapel, Pete Nebel, Rose Thomas, Vic Laubach
Visitors:
Andrew Clem. Sorry, I can't read the handwriting for 3 additional visitors
today. Sorry Andrew, I hate to say it, but in addition to you arriving only
2 minutes after a Merlin flew by, another Merlin and a Peregrine flew by
within 5 minutes after you left (not your lucky day)!
Weather:
Partly cloudy early, becoming all overcast by 1pm. Mild SW breezes in the
morning calming to variable breezes by 2pm. Temp. 16.5C-18.7-12.4C. Very
clear visibility>30km. Low humidity of 40-50%.
Raptor Observations:
Constant flow of Accipiters throughout the day. Three Bald Eagles: 9:22am
immature, 10:25pm adult, and 12:46pm immature. The adult eagle was sighted
extremely low to the west, in front of the "brick plant", proceeding in
front of "the hump" and disappearing behind "the turtle". All three falcon
species sighted. Ospreys continue to fly!
Non-raptor Observations:
Lots of Tree Swallows.
1 DC Cormorant.
Flicker.
5 Ravens.
Predictions:
More sun, and chilly again.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch, VA information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
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Message: 4
Date: 20 Oct 2011 18:10:38 -0400
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] HSR: Snickers Gap (20 Oct 2011) 33 Raptors
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Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 56 234
Bald Eagle 1 50 125
Northern Harrier 0 22 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 494 1130
Cooper's Hawk 4 83 160
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 15 22
Broad-winged Hawk 0 62 37519
Red-tailed Hawk 6 61 95
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 72 112
Merlin 0 6 19
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 25
Unknown Accipiter 1 9 11
Unknown Buteo 1 9 9
Unknown Falcon 0 1 4
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 16
Total: 33 960 39540
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Wes Hetrick
Observers:
Visitors:
none
Weather:
Cool (50s) with gusts from West, big clouds (50-90%), sun in PM.
Raptor Observations:
Not much moving?
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Wes Hetrick (weshetrick@xxxxxxxx)
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Message: 5
Date: 20 Oct 2011 19:10:51 -0400
From: reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] HSR: Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (20 Oct 2011) 315 Raptors
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Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2011
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 768 1927
Bald Eagle 27 110 228
Northern Harrier 1 214 352
Sharp-shinned Hawk 132 4097 8238
Cooper's Hawk 35 940 1608
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 5 6
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1016 1312
Red-tailed Hawk 3 62 107
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 27 1846 3898
Merlin 57 618 1325
Peregrine Falcon 25 401 714
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 18
Unknown Buteo 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 1 10 18
Unknown Raptor 0 26 45
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Total: 315 10118 19800
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Observation start time: 06:45:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Kyle Wright
Observers:
Weather:
A stong low over the great lakes and a high moving in from the southeast
all after the passage of a cold front meant cooler temperatures and
moderate winds from the west southwest, gusting to about 30mph throughout
the day.
Raptor Observations:
Either a nice push of Bald Eagles, or the counter today was in a super
liberal mood when it comes to deciphering migrating birds form those just
hanging around. I prefer to think it was the former. 12 of the counted Bald
Eagles were full adult birds, and of the two aged Red-tails today, 100%
were adults.
Non-raptor Observations:
Flying garbage can lids! Other than that, a kind of slow day for non
raptors, with southbound birds including a few hudred swallows and a few
Chimney Swifts, about two dozen flickers, and two Great Blue Herons. Only 5
Monarchs were noted braving today's winds.
Predictions:
Friday should be like today if not a bit better as the low continues to
move north and west winds continue to put birds to the coast, trapping them
on the Delmarva Peninsula. The current forecast for Saturday is for the
winds to shift to a northerly origin... a tail wind for southbound birds,
potentially producing a nice (four digit?) raptor flight... and likely some
songbirds too, including a potential peak of the yellow-rumped warbler
movement, if you're into that kind of thing.
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke State Park information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:16:57 -0400
From: akb<arun1bose@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Virginia Rail (dead) in Carytown, Richmond, 10-20
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Hello Birders,
I was alerted this afternoon to an "unusual" dead bird in an alley in
Carytown today. I went to the location off of Auburn and Cary and
confirmed the identification as Virginia Rail. I'll post some photos
on my Flickr site later. I know that VA Rail has been recorded in the
past in the City (Wetlands I believe), but this is the first I have
seen. The bird was likely an overnight arrival as it was not wet and
in fair condition, but not good for preservation.
Arun Bose
Richmond
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