Hello all
This morning I got out early just at day break to see what came in over the
night . This cold front is moving thru our area with a lot of birds being
pushed thru . Today I checked out the following areas where birds can be found
. Swoope area , Aug. Wetlands , Stuarts Draft area , South River Perserve ,
Bells Lane & Montgomery Hall Park , Staunton where I used to live ,
Fishersville , Waynesboro at Dupont ponds , Quillens , Rt. 610 & part of Blue
Ridge Parkway & I finished at my property at 4 :45 pm. Below is a list of
birds & their numbers are from thru out the County . Not a bad day of bird
watching in Aug. Co.
**Cackling Goose -- 1 flooded field China Clay Rd. - Sixth county record
Canada Goose -- 655 +
Wood Duck -- 5
Am. Wigeon -- 5
Am. Black Duck -- 1
Green - winged Teal -- 17
Ring - necked Duck -- 2
Ruddy Duck -- 3
Pied - billed Grebe -- 3
Killdeer -- 52+
Spotted Sandpiper -- 1
Wilson's Snipe -- 1
White - eyed Vireo -- 1 STP
**Common Raven -- 13 8 at hawk watch 2 at AMC Fishersville & 3 in Swoope --
peak count
**Ruby - crowned Kinglet -- 53 -- peak count
**Orange -- crowned Warbler -- 1 -- 8th fall record Quillen's
Cape May Warbler -- 1
**Yellow - rumped Warbler -- 75 + -- peak count
Palm Warbler -- 51
Common Yellowthroat -- 7
**Summer Tanager -- 1 my yard Very late date -- This bird had a long heavy
bill an over all greenish yellow color with a yellowish under tail color
.Around base of under tail rump area a slight reddish color . Wing pattern
almost blended in with body .
Eastern Towhee-- 15
**Chipping Sparrow -- 311 + peak count
**Field Sparrow -- 85 + peak count
Vesper Sparrow -- 7
Savannah -- 179
Grasshopper -- 2
**Song --- 1005 + peak count
**Lincoln's --- 67 + peak count
Swamp -- 45
**White - throated --- 791 + peak count
White - crowned -- 108 +
Dark - eyed Junco -- 77 +
**Northern Cardnial -- 61 + peak count
Red - winged Blackbird -- 57 +
**Eastern Medowlark -- 297 + peak count
**Rusty Blackbird -- 1 early date
Common Grackle -- 500 +
Allen Larner
Staunton
