White-crowned Sparrow
Walt Childs, Huck Hutchens, and I did some birding in Augusta and Rockbridge Counties. We started off on Guthrie Road in Stuart's Draft, drove south to Willow Lake in Raphine, west to New Providence Road, circled around to Walker Creek Road, and then north to Swoope. Although we saw 30+ avian species, the raptors stole the show. We ended up with 15 Red-tailed Hawks, 2 Red-shouldered Hawks, and 5 American Kestrels. Willow Lake only had a couple of dozen ducks: Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Gadwalls, Ruddy Ducks, and a lone Canvasback, as well as one Pied-billed Grebe.
White-crowned Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Gadwalls, Ruddy Duck, and Canvasback
Gadwall and Canvasback
Gadwall and Canvasback
Hooded Merganser
And here are some of the raptors we saw.
American Kestrel
American Kestrel
American Kestrel
American Kestrel
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawks
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawks
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawks
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk