Crozet, VA 11/2-3/2019

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Old Trail; November 2

It was 32 degrees at 9:00 this morning, and frost covered a lot of the grassy areas. I only had an hour to hike before going home to run some errands, but I did manage to see 23 avian species. I didn't see either of the two Palm Warblers that I had seen the day before. They must have gotten an email alert that it was time to head south. :-)

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Mourning Dove

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Adult and immature male Red-winged Blackbirds

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Old Trail; November 3

It was a few degrees warmer today, and I had more time for birding. I hiked the same areas as yesterday, but only logged 20 avian species, although 7 of them were species I had not seen yesterday. The highlight of the morning was a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Of course, many of the sparrow species were in hiding until it left, and then more birds were out in the open.

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Cooper's Hawk

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Cooper's Hawk

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Cooper's Hawk

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Swamp Sparrow

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Song Sparrow

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Song Sparrow

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Field Sparrows

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White-throated Sparrow

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Northern Mockingbird

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Great Blue Heron

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Northern Cardinal

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Northern Cardinal

Lickinghole Creek and Reservoir; November 3

It was only 10:30 in the morning at this point, so I did some more birding at the nearby Lickinghole Creek and Reservoir. It was fairly quiet, especially after 11:15. I only logged 12 avian species, but I added 8 more avian species to my two-day list. I was looking into the sun most of the time at the reservoir, and I couldn't identify two of the three duck species until I got home and processed the photos.

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Green-winged Teals and Hooded Merganser

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Mallards

Old Trail two-day list

Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
House Sparrow
Field Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch

Lickinghole list

Canada Goose
Common Raven
Killdeer
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker
Green-winged Teal
Winter Wren
Hooded Merganser
Mallard
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Carolina Wren

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