Crozet, VA 12/28-31/2023

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

After rain all day yesterday, dense fog persisted from early evening last night until almost 10:00 a.m. this morning. I went out just as the last bit of fog was lifting. My first stop was at the golf course pond, and there were more than 100+ Canada Geese there. I hiked for a couple of hours, and ended up with 34 avian species. I heard a Black-capped Chickadee near where I had heard and photographed one 12 days earlier, and verified the species with the Merlin sound ID app.

Canada Geese

Song Sparrow puffed up for preening

Swamp Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Northern Cardinal and House Finch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Today's list:

Well, with 34 avian species on my list yesterday, I wanted to see if I could get at least 40 avian species on a combined list here in Old Trail through the end of the year. So I focused on areas where I might find some of the species I missed yesterday, and added 4 more species to this list.

European Starling
Mourning Dove
Winter Wren (2)
Fox Sparrow (2)

Winter Wren

Winter Wren

Fox Sparrow

Canada Geese

Northern Mockingbird

White-throated Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler

It was cold, cloudy, and windy this morning. While I didn't add any new avian species to my list, I did get a few good photos.

Hermit Thrush

Golden-crowned Kinglet

House Sparrow

Great Blue Heron

It was cool and brisk, with a mix of clouds and bright sun, and only a slight breeze. But there weren't a lot of birds around, so I didn't add any new species to my week list.

Northern Flicker

Song Sparrow with a mouthful

Great Blue Heron

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