Crozet, VA 3/18-22/2024

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

With temperatures back to, or a little below, normal, it felt like early spring. I was able to get out and do some birding on three mornings, and ended up with 42 avian species. A few other avian species not on my list were also reported in Old Trail this week.

Old Trail

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Swamp Sparrow

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Northern Flicker

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Eastern Bluebird

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Cedar Waxwing

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Northern Mockingbird

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Eastern Phoebe

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Eastern Towhee

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Female Red-winged Blackbird

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Juvenile male Red-winged Blackbird

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Pied-billed Grebe

Two Tree Swallows were having a bit of an argument.

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Tree Swallows

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Tree Swallows

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Tree Swallows

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Tree Swallows

I saw Wood Ducks at two different ponds.

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Wood Duck

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Wood Duck

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Wood Duck

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Wood Duck

This week's list:

American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Black Vulture
Blue Jay
Canada Goose
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
European Starling
Fish Crow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
House Finch
House Sparrow
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Mockingbird
Pied-billed Grebe
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Ring-necked Duck
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
Wood Duck
Yellow-rumped Warbler

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