The high elevation forests in Highland Co are still leafless and
relatively quiet. Did hear scattered Blue-headed Vireos and juncos.
Also heard, then saw 1 creeper; almost drove over a grouse near Straight
Fork.
Down in the valley, finches (all 4) swarmed the feeders, meadowlarks
vocalized loudly from fence posts, and bluebirds jockeyed for nest boxes
with tree swallows.
Spring's coming.
John Spahr
Location: Highland County, VA, US
Observation date: 4/18/09 (brief drive through late AM, early PM)
Notes: Northern Blue Grass Valley and Laurel Fork area.
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose 4
Ruffed Grouse 1
Turkey Vulture 18
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Eastern Screech-Owl 1 (calling around 4pm near church in New
Hampden)
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 8
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Common Raven 4
Tree Swallow 35
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 20 (including nest with incubating bird)
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 35
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 18 (many at feeders with the finches)
Song Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Eastern Meadowlark 9
Common Grackle 24
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Purple Finch 3
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 75
House Sparrow 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
