Lots of spring bird activity at Holliday Lake State Park over the past few
days, totaling almost 70 species. Highlights from Thursday and Friday with
starred birds being my favorites finds:
In the trees:
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
*Northern Parula
*Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
*Blue-headed Vireo
*White-eyed Vireo
On the water:
Canada Goose
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
*Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
*American Coot
In the air:
Bald Eagle
Osprey
*Broad-winged Hawk
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
*Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
*Cliff Swallow
On the ground:
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
*Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
*Swamp Sparrow
*Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lots of Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/65924095@N06/
April 9: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22768403
April 10: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22785720
Evan Spears
Farmville,VA
