Hannah and I spent a few hours this morning at Staunton River State Park.
Overall the birding was a bit slow with no waterfowl other than a couple
Buffleheads and no shorebirds. The water level has been down for so long
that all the mudflats are covered in grass. Highlights were an adult Bald
Eagle that stole a large fish from a group of crows, a pair of adult
Harriers, 2 Rusty Blackbirds flipping leaves with a group of about 30
Grackles, at least 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers, and approximately 24
Bonaparte's Gulls.
Paul Glass
South Boston, VA
Staunton River SP-Staunton Trail, Halifax, US-VA
Nov 25, 2011 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
41 species
Bufflehead 5
Great Blue Heron 5
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 2
Bonaparte's Gull 24
Ring-billed Gull 15
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Eastern Bluebird 8
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 75
Northern Mockingbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 25
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 15
Northern Cardinal 2
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Rusty Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 30
American Goldfinch 8
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
