Hello all
With the heavy snowing at 01 : 40 this morning I just knew some thing good had
to be around . It turned out to be a fairly good day . After having a 5 Swallow
day yesterday , I started out on Bells Lane & finished out on Bells Lane .
Below is what I saw today . Also I went up to Willow Lake in Rockbridge Co. &
found a Ross' Goose mixed in with 12 Canadas . Also there were 2 Common
Goldeneye plus a few other ducks . Now back to Augusta County .
Wood Duck -- 6
Am . Wigeon -- 2
Blue - winged Teal - 2
No. Shoveler -- 2
Green - winged Teal -- 15
Redhead -- 3
Ring -- necked Duck -- 8
Lesser Scaup -- 65
Long - tailed Duck -- 4
Bufflehead -- 27
Hooded Merganser -- 2
Ruddy Duck -- 10
Pied - billed Grebe -- 11
Horned Grebe -- 5
Bonaparte's Gull --1
Am . Robin -- 1253
Am . Pipit -- 3
Vesper Sparrow -- 4
Brown - headed Cowbird -- 507 +
All in all not a bad day of birding .
Allen Larner
Staunton
