[Va-bird] Sky Meadows State Park - Bridle Trail, Fauquier County, Nov 1, 2015 - Loggerhead Shrike

From: Elton Morel <elton_morel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: VA-Bird List <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 00:11:00 +0000 (UTC)

VA Birders:
I found this morning at Sky Meadows State Park the Loggerhead Shrike reported
yesterday by James Fox.  The bird was along the north end of the Hayfield Trail
in the trees above Bluebird Box #78.  This bird was really interesting to view
and listen to because it sang a full repertoire of a Loggerhead Shrike's odd
songs and harsh call notes.
I also found a Vespers Sparrow out in the large field between Hayfield Trail
and Rolling Meadows Trail.  I found it by walking this field along a tractor
trail from the southeast junction of Hayfield Trail & Rolling Meadows Trail
diagonally northwest across this field back to the T-junction of Rolling
Meadows Trail and the feeder trail from the parking lot.  The bird was in this
field perched up in a lone, dormant tree preening.
The complete eBird list is below.
Elton MorelArlington, VA
Sky Meadows SP--Bridle Trail, Fauquier, Virginia, US
Nov 1, 2015 7:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Walked counter-clockwise around Rolling Meadows Trail then cut across
on Hayfield Trail to the southeast junction of Rolling Meadows Trail then
diagonally across field back to the T-junction of Rolling Meadows Trail and the
feeder trail from the parking lot.
42 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose 300 All flyovers in multiple flocks.
Black Vulture 25
Turkey Vulture 8
Northern Harrier 1
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
American Kestrel 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1 Continuing bird. Along the Hayfield Trail towards the north
end of the trail. Singing & calling (very vocal bird!) in trees above Bluebird
box #78.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135332642@N07/22065405743/in/datetaken/" ;
title="2015-11-01 Loggerhead Shrike #1"><img
src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/780/22065405743_28cf45979f_z.jpg" ;
alt="2015-11-01 Loggerhead Shrike #1" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135332642@N07/22660597956/in/datetaken/" ;
title="2015-11-01 Loggerhead Shrike #12"><img
src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/752/22660597956_3bb50ef643_z.jpg" ;
alt="2015-11-01 Loggerhead Shrike #12" /></a>
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 4
crow sp. 6
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 30
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 6
European Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Field Sparrow 20
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 15
White-crowned Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 30
Vesper Sparrow 1 Perched in a lone tree in field along a tractor trail that
started on the southeast corner of the junction of Hayfield Trail & Rolling
Meadows Trail and running diagonal northwest to the T-junction at the start of
the Rolling Meadows Trail and the feeder trail from the parking lot.
<a
href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135332642@N07/22064542634/in/datetaken-public/";
title="2015-11-01 Vesper Sparrow #23"><img
src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/648/22064542634_54c6db1a3f_z.jpg" ;
alt="2015-11-01 Vesper Sparrow #23" /></a>
<a
href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/135332642@N07/22698517021/in/datetaken-public/";
title="2015-11-01 Vesper Sparrow #30"><img
src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/569/22698517021_04e3cf04f0_z.jpg" ;
alt="2015-11-01 Vesper Sparrow #30" /></a>
Savannah Sparrow 25
Song Sparrow 60
Swamp Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Eastern Meadowlark 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 25

View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25656157

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

[Va-bird] Sky Meadows State Park - Bridle Trail, Fauquier County, Nov 1, 2015 - Loggerhead Shrike

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