Crozet, VA 2/16/2020

Old Trail

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

It was fairly overcast and a bit chilly, but I hadn't done a good bird survey here in Old Trail for a couple of weeks, so I hiked 3.5 miles in a little less than 3 hours, and ended up with 31 avian species. Today's list did not include another 15 avian species that I often see here during the winter months. Highlights included two Eastern Phoebes, perhaps signaling that spring is just around the corner. I've also been lucky this winter with cooperative Winter Wrens, and this morning was lucky as well. The female Common Merganser is still in the golf course pond, and has been there every time I have gone by since I first saw it on December 2, 2019. I saw both resident adult Red-shouldered Hawks.

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Canada Goose and Common Merganser

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Eastern Phoebes

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Winter Wren

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Winter Wren

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Winter Wren

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Winter Wren

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Female and male Eastern Bluebirds

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Dark-eyed Junco

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House Sparrow

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Swamp Sparrow

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Red-winged Blackbirds

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Downy Woodpecker

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Northern Flicker

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

While I hiking on the path through the wetlands in Western Park, I saw this weird looking greenish egg shaped feature with a tail-like feature coming from it. I turned over the egg shape and saw that these two features were not connected, but have no idea what they are. If anyone knows, please let me know.

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Today's avian list:

Canada Goose
Common Merganser
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Winter avian species often seen here, but not seen today:

Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker, perhaps heard today
Fish Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow, at my feeder yesterday
White-crowned Sparrow, perhaps heard today
Eastern Towhee


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