Like Shirley (see Facebook) I had my binocs when I stopped to vote early this
morning, however the line was longer than I've ever seen it. Decided to stop
back after birding when the line would be shorter (& it was). Met Peggy Lyons
and Susan Stanton and we headed to Johnson Farm/Orchard (a newer stop on the
Birding and Wildlife Trail in Bedford County). We started birding on State Road
680 as soon as we turned off US 460 and continued to see birds all the way to
and as we walked around the farm.
We were looking for sparrows and weren't disappointed as we saw ten sparrow
species; best ones were probably two Fox Sparrows at the farm. Another surprise
was a pair of Hooded Mergansers on a farm pond on SR 680. EBird checklist
follows.
Rexanne Bruno
Lynchburg, VA
bruno.r
Nov 6, 2012
Johnson Orchard, Rte 680, Bedford County
Traveling
5 miles
210 Minutes
Observers: 3
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Birding with Susan and Peggy, SR 680 from US 460 to Johnson
Farm/Orchard
12 Canada Goose -- SR 680
2 Hooded Merganser -- SR 680
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Black Vulture
38 Turkey Vulture
5 Red-tailed Hawk
4 American Kestrel -- SR 680
5 Killdeer -- SR 680
1 Mourning Dove
2 Belted Kingfisher
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
2 Pileated Woodpecker
20 Blue Jay
10 American Crow
1 Common Raven -- Susan heard
6 Carolina Chickadee
4 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Carolina Wren
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10 Eastern Bluebird
1 American Robin
4 Northern Mockingbird
110 European Starling
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Eastern Towhee
4 Chipping Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
4 Savannah Sparrow -- SR 680
2 Fox Sparrow -- At Johnson Farm near big pond
6 Song Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow -- At Johnson Farm, brushy area near creek and pond
24 White-throated Sparrow
15 White-crowned Sparrow
40 Dark-eyed Junco
14 Northern Cardinal
2 Eastern Meadowlark
2 House Finch
42 American Goldfinch
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