boxerwood bird walk

February 07, 2015 « Prev • Next »

Six birders attended the monthly First Saturday Bird Walk today at Boxerwood. While the sky was overcast for the entire time, the slowly rising temperature seemed to activate the birds as the morning progressed with many new species seen in the Children's Playground and near the Parking Area at the end of the Walk. Highlights included several less common (for this area) winter birds including a well viewed Black-Capped Chickadee, single shivering Catbird, and several Purple Finches. 

Boxerwood Gardens - MRR03, Rockbridge, US-VA
Feb 7, 2015 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Low 30's; overcast
27 species

Turkey Vulture  1
Mourning Dove  6
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2
Downy Woodpecker  8
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  3
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  8
Common Raven  1
Carolina Chickadee  11
Black-capped Chickadee  1     Single bird well observed. Distinctive white edges on secondaries as well as primaries; buffy flanks. Larger and chunkier than the many Carolina Chickadees observed in same area. Responded immediately to recorded BCCH call. Possible second bird calling but not observed.
Tufted Titmouse  10
White-breasted Nuthatch  6
Carolina Wren  6
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  1
European Starling  21
Eastern Towhee  2
Song Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  24
Dark-eyed Junco  4
Northern Cardinal  16
House Finch  10
Purple Finch  5
American Goldfinch  3