There is currently a local effort to have Natural Bridge conserved as public
land, or at least under a conservation easement. Those who have birded with me
in restricted areas on the property, as well as those who have been reading my
posts to these lists, know how important this piece of land is to our birds. It
would be a shame to see it split up and sold off to developers this November.
I strongly encourage all concerned parties to visit the movement's website and
sign the petition. Here are the links:
http://friendsofthenaturalbridge.org
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/natural-bridge-park/
On to the bird report...
This morning I changed things up by birding the Foamhenge tract at Natural
Bridge.
I ended up with 44 species, including two PINE WARBLERS in confusing fall
plumages, and both TENNESSEE and NASHVILLE WARBLERS.
Great place to bird. The wetland here looks like it could hide some good
species in season.
Wes Teets
Buchanan, VA
Natural Bridge/Foamhenge Tract, Rockbridge, US-VA
Sep 10, 2013 7:51 AM - 9:31 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
44 species
Wood Duck 2
Green Heron 3
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 3
Ovenbird 2
Worm-eating Warbler 3
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Field Sparrow 4
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink 5
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15141412
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
