Hello all
This morning I did a little birding in the Little North Mountain Wildlife
Management Area . The areas I covered were The Jackson , Denfield , troxell
Gap Rd , & Trimbles Mill Access Roads . Also I covered the Augusta Wetlands
where I found a pair of Pied - billed Grebes adding to & sitting on a nest .
I started out in the Jackson Access Rd just before light & found at least 6
Whips calling . I ended the morning with a total of 9 warbler species .
With all of the areas I combined all species to a total list -- below is
what I found .
CANADA GOOSE -- 2 ON NEST , WETLANDS
WOOD DUCK -- 6
RUFFED GROUSE -- 1
PIED -BILLED GREBE -- 2 -- ON NEST & ADDING TO NEST WETLANDS -- 2nd
CONFIRMED BREEDING RECORD
BROAD - WINGED HAWK -- 1
WHIP - POOR - WILL -- 6
EASTERN PHOEBE -- 1 ON NEST DOUBLES ACCESS RD.
YELLOW - THROATED VIREO -- 1
BLUE - HEADED VIREO -- 9
WARBLING VIREO -- 1 MIDDLEBROOK
RED - EYED VIREO -- 6
BLACK - CAPPED CHICKADEE -- 5
RUBY - CROWNED KINGLET -- 12
BLUE - GRAY GNATCATCHER -- 15
HERMIT THRUSH -- 9
WOOD THRUSH -- 8
YELLOW WARBLER -- 1 SWOOPE
CHESTNUT - SIDED -- 1
YELLOW RUMPED -- 30
BLACK & WHITE -- 2
AMERICAN REDSTART -- 1
WORM - EATING -- 3
OVENBIRD -- 40
LA WATERTHRUSH -- 2
HOODED WARBLER -- 4
SCARLET TANAGER -- 2
Allen Larner
Staunton
