We went out to Remington today to look for shorebirds. While there weren't
many species around, large numbers of Killdeer and especially swallows made
for an interesting morning.
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:11 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Newby Shop Road, Aug 21, 2011
Newby Shop Road, Culpeper, US-VA
Aug 21, 2011 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Birded Turf Farm lands along Newby's Shop Road
20 species (+1 other taxa)
Northern Bobwhite 1 one heard calling from hedge road between turf areas
Turkey Vulture 15
Killdeer 134 In mowed sod and recently cleared, tilled areas of sod
Mourning Dove 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
American Crow 5
Horned Lark 85
Tree Swallow 65
Bank Swallow 23
Barn Swallow 225
swallow sp. 2700 Large flocks of mixed swallow species flying, feeding and dust bathing in cleared, tilled fields of former sod. Counts for individual species are from those identifiable through scope in heat shimmer
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 120
American Goldfinch 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
