Hey everyone, This morning, a total of 15 folks (if I counted correctly) joined
the bird walk in the sanctuary this morning. The wind picked up a bit, but we
had good views of several birds. My FOY Veery was completely silent. It ate a
mulberry fruit and then sat very still. I was very thankful for the cooperative
birds -- especially the male Redstart, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and Summer
Tanager. Some of the folks were fairly new to birdwatching, so I really
appreciated viewable birds. Catbirds and robins were eating the mulberry and
serviceberry fruits. Bird list below. I wandered around the Ghent section of
Norfolk before the walk, heard several Blackpoll Warblers, and saw close views
of a gorgeous male Magnolia Warbler. Walks in Weyanoke are held on the third
Saturday of every month. Weyanoke Sanctuary, Norfolk, US-VA
May 19, 2012 8:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Weyanoke walk -- 15 folks. weather too good for birding! sunny
and cool
27 species
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 active nest on property
Laughing Gull 2
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2 heard only
Blue Jay 3
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Veery 1 seen, not heard
Swainson's Thrush 1 heard only
American Robin 13
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1 breeding plumaged male
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Common Grackle 8
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/VA)
Elisa Enders
Portsmouth, VA
