Birding at Rural Retreat Lake Nov 11

[Allen Boynton]

November 11, 2009
Rural Retreat Lake
US · Virginia
Lon. -81.294279, Lat. 36.865751, Alt. 2,513 ft

Member: Allen Boynton
Hotspot: Rural Retreat Lake

Notes:  About 100 Canada Goose flew in at dusk.  40+ Killdeer were on the Hall's Farm fields, recently plowed.  Horned Lark and Mourning Dove were with the Killdeer.  The gulls were roosted in the Hall's Farm alfalfa field, but all departed the lake area by dusk.  Many Redwing Blackbirds went to roost in the cattails.


24 Species Reported:
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
American Kestrel
American Coot
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Mourning Dove
Horned Lark
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
American Crow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird


This sightings record was recorded at: www.aviatlas.com