All,
I birded Northwestern portion of Augusta county along Mossy Creek, Mount
Solon pond and then Badger Road. The Loggerhead Shrike was seen along Badger
Road ~.4 mile from the Western end of Badger road where it connects to the
road that takes you to Mount Solon. The Shrike was seen along the road in an
area where Cedars and small brushy trees lined either side of the road just
West of a fairly substantial Sheep and Poultry Farm. Photos were taken. I
can send out photos to anyone interested. I am thinking Loggerhead Shrike is
not a species that needs to be written up... anybody know for sure???
The sheep/poultry Farmer came by thinking I had broke down. We chatted a
bit and I was able to show him the Shrike in the scope. He said he didn't
really know what they looked like but he was well aware of Shrikes in that
apparently the Shrikes here had some effect on how he is allowed to manage
the land, what sort of trees and such he can plant. Only hard wood trees
will do. Sounded like all parties were happy with the negotiated results
which is important .... especially for the Shrike. The Red-headed Woodpecker
was seen in the open woods just East of this same farm.
Purple Finches were seen at the feeders of a house directly across form the
Mount Solon Pond. The owner of this property has 5 or 6 feeders going and
great habitat!
William Leigh
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Subject: eBird Report - Augusta County, VA, US , 12/29/07
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:46:36 -0500 (EST)
Location: Augusta County, VA, US
Observation date: 12/29/07
Notes: Loggerhead Shrike seen around noon time along Badger Road in NorthWestern Augusta County just beyond a sheep and poultry farm that boast 3 large poultry house with green roofs and ~.4 mile from Western end of Badger road. The Shrike was photographed on a telephone wire beside the road. Black mask above the eye and above the bill.
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 1
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 8
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 2
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius 3
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 25
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 2
Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 2
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 1
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 1
Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus 1
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 17
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 5
Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus 8
Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis 20
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 16
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 2
Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 2
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 3
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 2
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 1
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla 1
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 4
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 25
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys 10
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 4
Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus 7
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 5
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 7
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
