I birded today with the Lynchburg Bird Club (Jim Elder, Karl Huebner, Mark
Johnson, Peggy Lyons, JoAnne Pierce, Norm Porter, Gene Sattler, and Sandra
Weigand) in southern Campbell County. Highlights included: a female Northern
HARRIER flying over Route 637; a Red-shouldered Hawk on a nest off SR 637 (or
maybe it was 633); 3 Broad-winged Hawks - 2 were seen flying over SR 637 & 1
was circling over Fairview Square parking lot when we got back to Lynchburg; 1
SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 2 FOS LESSER YELLOWLEGS, & 2 WILSON'S SNIPE at a farm pond
on Route 637 (across from the 'Free Turnips' sign); 7 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (also
near the 'Free Turnips' farm - if I'm not mistaken this is the largest flock
seen in the Lynchburg area this year); but only three FOS warbler species: 4
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS; 3 PRAIRIE WARBLERS; 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. We saw 58
species.
Complete eBird species list follows.
Rexanne Bruno
Lynchburg, VA
PS Lynchburgers: I'm at 120 for the local competition. Today I added the
yellowlegs, chimney swift, white-eyed vireo, yellow-throated warbler, prairie
warbler, common yellowthroat, and savannah sparrows (& I had a ruby-throated
hummingbird at my feeder yesterday afternoon).
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Location: Campbell County, VA
Observation date: 4/18/09
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 6 5 at fish hatchery
Mallard 2 technically in Halifax County as seen/heard across the
Staunton River
Double-crested Cormorant 33 flock of 32 seen near river
Great Blue Heron 1 I did not see
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey 2 1 at hatchery & 1 at Long Island Park
Northern Harrier 1 seen flying over SR 637
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 one on nest off SR 637 (or was it 633)
Broad-winged Hawk 2 seen flying over SR 637; plus one circling over
Fairview Sq parking lot back in Lynchburg
Red-tailed Hawk 6
American Kestrel 3 pair perched on snag on Long Island
Killdeer 14 most were in field on Long Island
Spotted Sandpiper 1 at edge of farm pond (across from 'Free Turnips'
barn) on SR 637 with yellowlegs & snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs 2 at edge of farm pond (across from 'Free Turnips'
barn) on SR 637 with spotted sandpiper & snipe
Wilson's Snipe 2 at edge of farm pond (across from 'Free Turnips' barn)
on SR 637 with spotted sandpiper & snipe
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 I did not see
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
White-eyed Vireo 1 stopped as saw/heard Pine Warblers on SR633
Blue Jay 8
American Crow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 only at fish hatchery
Barn Swallow X
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 I think this straggler was on SR633
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
Eastern Bluebird X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
Brown Thrasher 1 technically in Halifax County as seen/heard across the
Staunton River
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 6 I did not see
Yellow-throated Warbler 4 all seen/heard at fish hatchery
Prairie Warbler 3 these were all seen/heard in stand of pines, I think
on SR633
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1 near creek on SR633
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow X
Field Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 2 on SR637 near 'Free Turnips' barn
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 1 on SR635
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark X
Rusty Blackbird 7 at edge of woods in wet area on SR637near 'Free
Turnip' barn
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)
