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Sighting reports and discussion of birding in the New River Valley area of Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia.
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Close Encounter with a Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Greetings, I was watching red-winged blackbirds on the feeders today when suddenly all the feeder birds flushed. Hawk - immediately entered my mind, and within a couple of seconds it flew in , did a loop around the feeders, and landed in a nearby tree.
I grabbed my camera and went outside to attempt a shot or... more »
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Birding at NRV Airport and Commerce Park
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*November 20, 2009
NRV Airport and Commerce Park*
US ˇ Virginia
Lon. -80.683680, Lat. 37.130145, Alt. 2,103 ft
Member: Allen Boynton
Hotspot: NRV Airport and Commerce Park <[link]>
Notes:
The mourning doves were feasting on recently cut corn. I watched the... more »
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Pine Siskin at Claytor Lake
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Greetings,
I saw my FOS pine siskin this morning, 1 lone bird. Yesterday I saw a beautiful male purple finch.
Good Birding,
Mark Mullins Claytor lake, Va
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Fw: Hanging Rock Tower (16 Nov 2009) 35 Raptors
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----- Original Message ----- ...To: cne01...@mail.wvnet.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:11 AM
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Hanging Rock Tower
Waiteville, West Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2009 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0... more »
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Fw: Hanging Rock Tower (15 Nov 2009) 14 Raptors
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----- Original Message ----- ...To: cne01...@mail.wvnet.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:11 AM
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Hanging Rock Tower
Waiteville, West Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2009 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0... more »
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Fw: Hanging Rock Tower (13 Nov 2009) 23 Raptors
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----- Original Message ----- ...To: cne01...@mail.wvnet.edu Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:11 AM
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Hanging Rock Tower
Waiteville, West Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2009 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0... more »
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bald eagle
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Ok eagle experts. Gimme' the age of this one at Moncove Lake in Monroe County, WV Saturday. The irregularity of the rear margin wing feathers is perfectly symmetrical - if that makes any sense.
Stan Bentley
Pulaski, VA
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unusual waxwing tail pattern
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I ran into a flock of cedar waxwings last week in Craig County near Fenwick Mines. In looking at my photos of one of the birds, I noticed an unusual (at least to me) color pattern in the tail. Instead of the typical yellow terminal band on the tail there were yellow tips of varying length of tail feathers. This made a most interesting and very striking sight. I concluded that this was likely a young bird that had not yet attained its full adult colors. But, after having seen thousands of cedar waxwings, why have I never previously seen this pattern? Any comments or clarifications would be welcome... more »
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Woodpecker day on the back forty
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- ...To: Scott Jackson-Ricketts <scot...@ls.net> November 15, 2009 Bridle Creek/Gold Hill US ˇ Virginia Lon. -81.251278, Lat. 36.613047, Alt. 2,680 ft Member: Scott Jackson-Ricketts Hotspot: Bridle Creek/Gold Hill Notes: At 8:00 AM it was 40 degrees F., with heavy dew crystallized by first... more »
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Hanging Rock Tower, 11/13/2009
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Lingering fog until nearly noon; light north wind. It was a slow day
but with a few rewards:
Red-tailed hawk (18)
Red-shouldered hawk (2)
Golden eagle (2)
Sharp-shinned hawk (1)
Observers: Tom Wieboldt, Brian Hirt
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