I went back to Banister WMA this morning to try to relocate the Bittern that
I heard but never saw last weekend. Unfortunately, he was nowhere to be
found, but I had a nice morning anyway. Of note was the increase in
Warblers and Gnatcatchers and the decrease in Sparrows.
Paul Glass
South Boston, VA
Location: Banister WMA South
Observation date: 4/12/09
Notes: Clear, light wind, 40F at dawn, 60F by noon.
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 5
Hooded Merganser 5 all females, some perching on treetops
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1 FOS
Mourning Dove 2
Barred Owl 1 hooted twice at dawn, called several
times around 11:00 AM
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 3
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15 they seemed to be everywhere
Eastern Bluebird 1
European Starling 10
Northern Parula 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
