Crozet, VA 2/8/2021

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Old Trail

With overnight temperatures in the high teens, and 30 degrees when I started my hike, it was rather chilly. But there wasn't much wind, most of the muddy trails were frozen, and there was bright sunshine. I started off at the golf course pond, and it was partially frozen. There was a Ruddy Duck, two Ring-necked Ducks, and a Pied-billed Grebe. Noticeably missing from my hike list today is Canada Geese - didn't see a sngle one.

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Ruddy Duck

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Ring-necked Ducks

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Pied-billed Grebe

I know that Savannah and Chipping Sparrows are here during the winter, but I hadn't seen these species in Old Trail for several weeks, until this morning, when I spotted one Chipping Sparrow and two Savannah Sparrows. I ended up with eight New World sparrow species plus House Sparrow. The only wintering sparrow species here that I missed this morning was Eastern Towhee.

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Chipping Sparrow

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Savannah Sparrow

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Savannah Sparrow

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Song Sparrow

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White-throated Sparrow

I saw juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in two locations.

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Downy Woodpecker

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Carolina Wren

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Winter Wren

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Winter Wren

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Winter Wren

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Winter Wren

Even though I missed a handful of regularly seen winter species this morning, I still ended up with 34 avian species on my morning list.

This morning's list:

Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow


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