I went to see if I could locate the Tufted Duck reported yesterday from
Greenfield Lake in Daleville, Botetourt County. I looked at every duck at least
three or four times with no luck. However, on my way out I spotted a male
Orchard Oriole not more than thirty feet away. Great views. This is extremely
early for them, but I guess it came in on the recent warm front. My list
follows.
4 Canada Goose
20 Gadwall
2 Mallard
5 Blue-winged Teal
6 Green-winged Teal
16 Redhead
40 Ring-necked Duck
2 Lesser Scaup
1 Bufflehead
15 Ruddy Duck
5 Pied-billed Grebe
5 Turkey Vulture
1 Osprey
15 American Coot
X Rock Pigeon
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 American Crow
20 Tree Swallow
8 Carolina Chickadee
4 Carolina Wren
6 Eastern Bluebird
4 American Robin
2 Northern Mockingbird
15 European Starling
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Song Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal
8 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Rusty Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
1 Orchard Oriole
Tim Hodge
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