Dr. Mitchell Byrd will be speaking on September 20, 2017 as the Williamsburg
Bird Club celebrates its 40th anniversary. The meeting location has been moved
to the Williamsburg Library at 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg, Virginia to
assure ample space for all guests.
Many of you know or have heard of Dr. Byrd as he is Chancellor Professor of
Biology Emeritus at William and Mary and Director Emeritus of the Center for
Conservation Biology. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work
with birds and conservation issues.
Dr. Byrd will talk about some of the changes in our avifauna that he has noted
during his 70 years of working in the field, some of the projects and
conservation issues he has been involved with, and what he sees for the future
of birds. Please join us and I look forward to seeing you. Best Cheryl J.
Jacobson, WBC Vice President, Programs
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Today's Topics:
1. Sabines Gull (John Greenwood)
2. Great Falls NP Bird Walk 09/10/2017 (Fairfax County)
(Kristine Lansing)
3. Staunton River Mudlfats (Paul Glass)
4. Greenway trail Waynesboro (Herbert Larner)
5. Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (10 Sep 2017) 212 Raptors
(reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Southern Albemarle Young Birders Trip (Walker Catlett)
7. Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (10 Sep 2017) 475 Raptors -
Mississippi KIte (reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
8. Snickers Gap (10 Sep 2017) 646 Raptors (reports@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
9. Sabine's gull still yes! (m b)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 12:29:39 -0400
From: John Greenwood <jakpak0821@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Va-bird] Sabines Gull
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Sabines Gull was active this morning (1120) over the hydrilla mat between
Dangerfield Island and the airport. Hard to ID at rest even with scope but
unmistakeable when flying (and unforgettable?). Best viewing this morning was
from the floating sailboat docks on the riverside of the restaurant.
Jack Greenwood
Falls Church
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 17:46:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kristine Lansing <krae1010@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Va-bird Birding <va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Va-bird] Great Falls NP Bird Walk 09/10/2017 (Fairfax
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Following is the tally from Sunday's weekly bird walk at Great Falls National
Park, which identified approximately 38 species.?
One of the highlights of the walk involved several noted instances, both
downstream and upstream, of what appeared to be large clouds of mist rising
above the Potomac River. ?Upon closer observation, however, the clouds actually
were immense swarms of flying insects, highlighted in the rays of the morning
sun.
The walk meets on Sunday mornings at 8:00 a.m. in front of the snack
bar/concession stand of the Great Falls Park visitors' center. ?All birders are
welcome!
Canada Goose? 12
Mallard? 14
Double-crested Cormorant? 8
Great Blue Heron? 1
Black Vulture? 6
Turkey Vulture? 3
Bald Eagle? 1? ? Juvenile
Mourning Dove? 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo? 3
Chimney Swift? 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird? 3
Belted Kingfisher? 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker? 2
Downy Woodpecker? 3
Hairy Woodpecker? 1
Pileated Woodpecker? 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee? 6
Eastern Phoebe? 1
Great Crested Flycatcher? 1
Yellow-throated Vireo? 1
Warbling Vireo? 3
Red-eyed Vireo? 6
Blue Jay? 5
American Crow? 1
Common Raven? 2? ? Riding the thermals.
Carolina Chickadee? 5
Tufted Titmouse? 6
White-breasted Nuthatch? 5
Carolina Wren? 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher? 3
Gray Catbird? 1
Cedar Waxwing? 3? ? At least one juvenile.
Common Yellowthroat? 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler? 1
Black-throated Green Warbler? 1
Scarlet Tanager? 1
Northern Cardinal? 4
American Goldfinch? 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39107804
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:12:36 -0400
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Subject: [Va-bird] Staunton River Mudlfats
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Many of the shorebirds that have been present at the Staunton River Mudflats
appear to have turned over with this change in the weather. Diversity was
way down, but a huge group of 218 Lesser Yellowlegs moved in. According to
the Gold Book, this blows away the previous high count of 66 for the
Piedmont. The Glossy Ibis, 8 White Ibis, and immature Laughing Gull are all
still hanging around. 3 Forster's Terns joined the continuing Caspian
Terns. A nice group of 24 Blue-winged Teal joined the usual Canada Geese,
Wood Ducks, and Mallards.
Land birds were scarce, but a Blue-winged Warbler was a good find for the
area. The only other migrants were a Chestnut-sided Warbler, 2 Magnolia
Warblers, and a flyover Bobolink.
Paul Glass
South Boston, VA
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Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 22:31:18 +0000 (UTC)
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Hello all
This morning 5 members of the Augusta Bird Club had a field trip to the
Greenway trail in Waynesboro . This is an easy trail which is paved & it runs
from the Waynesboro YMCA for about a mile along the South River . The trail has
mixed trees & shrubs with Wild Grape , Va. Creeper vines . We had a total of 38
species with most being year round birds . The high lights of todays walk are
as follows as migrants .
Black Crowned Night Heron at the Invista Ponds
Killdeer
Chimney Swift
Ruby -throated Hummingbird
Tree Swallow
Ruby - crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black & White warbler
American Restart
Wilson's Warbler
Allen Larner
Staunton
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 14:33:46 -0800
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Subject: [Va-bird] Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (10 Sep 2017) 212 Raptors
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Kiptopeke Hawkwatch
Tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 151 564 564
Bald Eagle 6 52 52
Northern Harrier 1 24 24
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 5 5
Cooper's Hawk 6 14 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 8 26 26
Red-tailed Hawk 3 7 7
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 33 94 94
Merlin 0 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 212 798 798
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Anna Stunkel
Observers: Joe Beatty
Weather:
Moderate winds were generally from the northeast. Skies started out clear
and became mostly cloudy in the late morning and afternoon. Temperatures
remained nice and cool, in the sixties all day.
Raptor Observations:
It was a good day for Osprey movement, and kestrels are finally starting to
pick up. Ospreys were flying high, often in lines. The raptors are coming,
folks! A Merlin was seen flying north with a songbird in tow (possibly a
Yellow Warbler).
Non-raptor Observations:
We had another great morning, and the forest edge was hopping with
passerine activity. Sightings throughout the day included:
13 White Ibises
12 Northern Flickers
3 Dickcissels
1 Common Nighthawk
1 Field Sparrow
1 Red-throated Loon, spotted by Tracy Tate
1 Wilson's Warbler
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Report submitted by Brian Taber (Taberzz@xxxxxxx)
Kiptopeke Hawkwatch information may be found at:
www.cvwo.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=484
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 23:01:23 +0000
From: Walker Catlett <dwcatlett@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Va-bird] Southern Albemarle Young Birders Trip
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I'll be leading a Blue Ridge Young Birders Trip to Southern Albemarle in
search of migrants and other birds. I'm wondering if any other birders
would like to join in. It's on Saturday, September 23rd if interested.
We will look for warblers and any other interesting birds in this
underbirded area of Southern Albemarle County. Who knows what will show up?
Meet at the lower PVCC parking lot at 8:00am. RSVP if you'd like to join
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:45:18 -0800
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Subject: [Va-bird] Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch (10 Sep 2017) 475 Raptors -
Mississippi KIte
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Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch
Waynesboro, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 63 112
Bald Eagle 12 85 94
Northern Harrier 1 2 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 15 23
Cooper's Hawk 2 18 30
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 7 10
Broad-winged Hawk 446 664 762
Red-tailed Hawk 3 27 44
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 2 29 32
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 1 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 5
Mississippi Kite 1 1 2
Total: 475 922 1134
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Vic Laubach
Observers: Allen Larner
Visitors:
Louis Kauffman, Wade Hildreth, Shannon and Chris Updike, Linda Corwin,
Coleman Ticer, Jennifer Jowdy, Marshall Faintich, Erin Johnson, Betty
Mooney, Janet Paisley, Pat and John Lloyd, Nina Kaplan,
Minot/Charlotte/Gillian Clements, Cole Burrell, Len and Ellen Smock, Peter
Dutnell.
Weather:
Another beautiful day with moderate NW winds throughout that shifted to NE
after 3pm. Partly cloudy early becoming partly sunny after 2pm. Lots of
clouds to help spot raptors! Temp. 9.2-21.3-18.3C. Clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
The morning highlight was an immature Mississippi Kite out to the west at
9:35am. It gave a long, nice study as it slowly flew due south with its
typical buoyant flight and long, slender, pointed wings and hallmark
bell-shaped tail. The afternoon highlight was the Broad-winged Hawk flight!
Small groups (from 6-24) came through periodically, usually soaring fast
high overhead with a few kettles. Then at 2:30pm Jennifer spotted a nice
kettle of 67 directly overhead giving everyone super looks! Then an hour
later Jennifer again spotted a kettle to the west, however this one was big
and contained 177 birds!
Hourly BWHA count: 8-9 (2), 9-10 (2), 10-11 (18), 11-12 (26), 12-1 (24),
1-2 (19), 2-3 (111), 3-4 (224), 4-5 (20).
Bald Eagles again came through in good numbers with 12 today (mostly
singles): 9:20 1st-YR, 9:44 1st-YR, 10:00 adult, 10:15 two adults, 11:14
2nd-YR, 11:48 3rd-YR, 12:01 adult, 12:35 1st-YR, 1:16 2nd-YR, 2:17 adult,
3:11 3rd-YR.
Osprey numbers continue to be low.
Non-raptor Observations:
A single Common Loon flying east fast over the ridge. 45 Monarchs. 3 Hot
air balloons flying to the east early. 1 Great Blue Heron, 16 Hummingbird,
2 Red-headed Woodpecker, 9 Raven, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 House Wren, 57 Waxwing,
4 Cape May Warbler, 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler, 1 Scarlet Tanager.
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Report submitted by Vic Laubach (laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.rockfishgaphawkwatch.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=491
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:56:56 -0800
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Subject: [Va-bird] Snickers Gap (10 Sep 2017) 646 Raptors
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Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 2 19 20
Bald Eagle 1 22 22
Northern Harrier 0 6 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 2 8 8
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3
Broad-winged Hawk 634 683 692
Red-tailed Hawk 3 16 17
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 646 773 784
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Wes Hetrick
Visitors:
A great dog day with no less than 6 Pit Bulls, a Catahoula, a German
Shepard, 5 Dachshunds, 1 Chihuahua, 6 Golden Doodles, a Black Lab, 2
Australian Cattle Dogs, a Sheltie, a brute of an English Bulldog named Zep
and about 40 other mutts.
Humans included Wade Snyder, Harry McCoy and Joe Kelly.
Weather:
Starting temp of 57 degrees F to about 65. The winds were variable all day
with a WNW in the morning and periods of E in the afternoon. Cloud cover
varied from 10% to about 80%.
Raptor Observations:
Surprising number of Broad-winged Hawks for the date with the largest
kettle having 200 birds and another with 111.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several DC Cormorants, 2 Common Nighthawks, 6 RT Hummingbirds, 150 Cedar
Waxwings, 10 Monarchs.
Predictions:
Probably a good liftoff and who knows what else.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=494
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:29:05 +0000
From: m b <marlabeth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Va-bird] Sabine's gull still yes!
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I saw the gull close up and personal this evening (Sunday 9/10) from about
5-6:30. Gorgeous bird! Thanks to all who helped me find it!
mb from NoVA
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