Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 5/8/12

All photos are © Marshall Faintich


Dark clouds and low fog persisted here, and the weather isn't supposed to clear until Thursday. I did some birding here in Stoney Creek, and saw 23 species. Part of this morning's birding included a drive up Crawford Knob to about a 2200 foot elevation. I heard a warbler, probably a Blackpoll, but it was too dark and foggy to locate it, and there was a light mist in the air, so I headed home. The highlight of the morning was a stop along the way to photograph one of the fox kits with my good camera and lens. Even in the limited sunlight, a few of the photos came out okay.


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit


Fox kit

This morning's list (23 species):

Eastern Bluebird
Turkey Vulture
Northern Cardinal
Carolina Wren
American Goldfinch
Blackpoll(?) Warbler
House Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
American Crow
Eastern Phoebe
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Canada Goose
Cedar Waxwing
Indigo Bunting
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Starling



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