OK, let's try this a different way. Complete checklist for Shen. River SP is
below.
I thought I'd check out Shenandoah River State Park this weekend. I'll be
staying there next weekend but I may not have a lot of time for birding.
The weather was certainly strange.
Good variety of birds, esp. sparrows. My best birds were Yellow Palm Warbler,
Catbird and Osprey.
Take care,
Scott Baron
Vienna, Va.
Protocol:
Traveling
Party size:
1
Duration:
7 hour(s), 24 minute(s)
Distance:
6.3 mile(s)
Observers:
Scott Baron
Comments:
Birded parts of park today. Weird winter weather in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
in late Oct.
Drove
Daughter of the Stars Drive (entrance road) to Visitor Center. Then
drove to the southernmost parking lot along river. Walked picnic area
along river, Cottonwood Trail to campground and back to parking area.
Drove to Visitor Center again. Then drove to Culler's Overlook. Walked
Campground Trail to RV camp area. Then walked River Trail to Culler's
Trail, beginning of White Oak Loop, then backtracked on this latter
trail, returned to Culler's Overlook Trail, walked all of the cabins
area, Overnight Road to Daughter of the Stars Drive to Culler's
Overlook. Then drove on DOTS Dr. and left the park.
Walked 4.3 miles. Drove 2 miles, not counting the area along road that I
walked.
Weather
- Freaky weather. 1 inch snow cover upon arrival. 3 or 4 inches fell
by 2pm. Then changed to mist, then rain/snow at 4:30. Breeze.
Extra
surface area on the trees because many leaves haven't fallen (a little
past peak color). As a result, many branches broke under the weight of
the heavy, wet snow.
Mammals - E. Gray Squirrel, 2. E. Cottontail, 1.
Flowers that I could see - Cespitose Smartweed, Wingstem (almost all past
bloom), Chickory.Sat Oct 29, 2011 09:35 AM Species
Edit Species List
43 species (+2 other taxa) total
4Wood DuckDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
2
Female
2
Sex Unknown
1duck sp.DELETE
fly over
1Great Blue HeronDELETE
1OspreyDELETE
2Red-tailed HawkDELETE
1Mourning DoveDELETE
5Red-bellied WoodpeckerDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
1
Female
Sex Unknown
4
2Yellow-bellied SapsuckerDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
Female
Sex Unknown
1 1
5Downy WoodpeckerDELETE
1Hairy WoodpeckerDELETE
8Northern FlickerDELETE
6Pileated WoodpeckerDELETE
9Blue JayDELETE
8American CrowDELETE
3crow sp.DELETE
7Carolina ChickadeeDELETE
11Tufted TitmouseDELETE
3White-breasted NuthatchDELETE
1Brown CreeperDELETE
6Carolina WrenDELETE
1Winter WrenDELETE
13Golden-crowned KingletDELETE
4Ruby-crowned KingletDELETE
34Eastern BluebirdDELETE
3Hermit ThrushDELETE
19American RobinDELETE
1Gray CatbirdDELETE
4Northern MockingbirdDELETE
30European StarlingDELETE
flocked with waxwings
142Cedar WaxwingDELETE
many of these were w/ Starlings
2Palm Warbler (Yellow)DELETE
18Yellow-rumped WarblerDELETE
1Eastern TowheeDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
Female
1
Sex Unknown
60Chipping SparrowDELETE
One flock of approx. 35, another flock of 15 plus others. Searched for but did
not find a Clay-colored.
4Field SparrowDELETE
1Savannah SparrowDELETE
31Song SparrowDELETE
1Swamp SparrowDELETE
13White-throated SparrowDELETE
1White-crowned SparrowDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
Female
Sex Unknown
1
31Dark-eyed JuncoDELETE
14Northern CardinalDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
3
Female
1
Sex Unknown
10
2Eastern MeadowlarkDELETE
2House FinchDELETE
Age & Sex
Juvenile
Immature
Adult
Age Unknown
Male
1
Female
1
Sex Unknown
100American Goldfinch
