42 Species Highlights: Swainson's Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk
Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Pewee Great Crested Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow
Fish Crow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Swainson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Northern Parula Pine Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole American Goldfinch
03/31/12 - Dismal Swamp NWR
46 Species Highlights: Barred Owl, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-throated Warbler
Wood Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
02/26/12 - First Landing State Park
37 Species Highlights: Orange-crowned Warbler, Fox Sparrow
Canada Goose Wood Duck Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Herring Gull
American Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk American Coot Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Forster's Tern Razorbill Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Wren Sedge Wren American Robin Gray Catbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle House Finch
11/20/2011 Greensprings Greenway Trail
55 Species. Highlights: Rusty Blackbird
Canada Goose Mallard Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal (American) Great Blue Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Carolina Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin
Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch
10/22/11 York River State Park
Highlights: Black-throated Green Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Bald Eagle
Canada Goose Ruddy Duck Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Accipiter sp. Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Royal Tern Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling
Cedar Waxwing Common Yellowthroat Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch
05/27/11 - 5/30/11 Peaks of Otter, Blue Ridge Parkway
Highlights: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, Worm-eating Warbler,Canada Warbler Note: Birds marked with an asterisk were seen during a stop at Piney Grove Preserve in Sussex County on the way to the Blue Ridge.
Canada Goose Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite* Great Blue Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Cooper’s Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Screech Owl Barred Owl Chimney Swift Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker* Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Red-cockaded Woodpecker* Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher* Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven N. Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch* Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Veery WoodThrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler (heard-only) Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler* Prairie Warbler*
Blackpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Worm-eating Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher* Eastern Kingbird Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat* Summer Tanager* Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch House Sparrow
05/21/11 - CHAS Birdathon (Dismal Swamp NWR; Hog Island WMA; Piney Grove Preserve; Weyanoke Sanctuary; Lynnhaven Inlet)
Highlights: Red-cockaded Woodpecker; Common Moorhen; Kentucky Warbler; Swainson's Warbler (117 species total)
Canada Goose Mute Swan Wood Duck Mallard Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Green Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Common Moorhen Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer American Oystercatcher Spotted Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Royal Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Black Skimmer
Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Barred Owl Chuck-will's-widow Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Red-cockaded Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood-Peeweee Acadian Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Cresterd Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay Amercian Crow Fish Crow Horned Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Gray-cheeked Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin
Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Swainson's Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow
Wood Duck Northern Bobwhite Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Green Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Laughing Gull Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Wood Peewee Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird Great Crested Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Barn Swallow Purple Martin Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Parula Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler American Redstart Blackpoll Warbler Black and White Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Swainson's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow Eastern Towhee Northern Cardinal Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Orchard Oriole American Goldfinch House Finch
04/23/11 - Douglas Rd, Chesapeake & Dismal Swamp State Park, NC
Canada Goose Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo White-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow
Barn Swallow Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Robin Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Black and White Warbler
Wild Turkey Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk American Kestrel Ring-billed Gull Mourning Dove Barred Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Winter Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher
European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Pine Warbler Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch
02/25/11 - 02/27/11 Highland County
Highlights: Brewer's Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk
Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall
Mallard Ring-necked Duck Hooded Merganser Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Killdeer Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Eastern Screech Owl Northern Saw Whet Owl (possible) Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Horned Lark Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin
Northern Mockingbird European Starling Eastern Towhee Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardina Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Brewer’s Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin American Goldfinch House Sparrow
01/23/11 - Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Highlights: American Bittern, Redhead, White-winged Scoter, Glaucous Gull, Orange-crowned Warbler
Snow Goose Canada Goose Tundra Swan Gadwall American Wigeon American Black Duck Mallard Redhead Scaup (sp.) Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Greater Yellowlegs Sanderling Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Belted Kingfisher American Crow
Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird
11/20/10 - Chippokes Plantation State Park & Sunken Meadow
Highlights: Pine Siskin; Bald Eagle
Canada Goose Mute Swan Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Killdeer Great Black-backed Gull
Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Pine Siskin American Goldfinch
10/23/10 - Newport News Park
Highlights - Bald Eagle, Blue-headed Vireo, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren
Canada Goose Mute Swan Wood Duck Mallard Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Red-tailed Hawk Bald Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Killdeer Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Fish Crow Tree Swallow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle House Finch
09/18/10 - Lower Northampton County
Highlights - White Ibis, Merlin, Broad-winged Hawk, Bald Eagle
Canada Goose Mallard Wild Turkey Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Yellow-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Clapper Rail Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling
Least Sandpiper Laughing Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Caspian Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Eastern Bluebird American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Northern Cardinal Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle American Goldfinch House Sparrow
05/16/10 - Craney Island
Highlights - Black-necked Stilt, American Oystercatcher
Canada Goose Mallard Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Green Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt Greater Yellowlegs Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Ruddy Turnstone Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper
Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher Laughing Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Least Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Red-bellied Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Blue Jay American Crow Purple Martin Barn Swallow Carolina Chickadee Carolina Wren House Wren Eastern Bluebird
American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Pine Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole American Goldfinch
01/23/2010 Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Highlights: Razorbill, Great Cormorant, Purple Sandpiper (also Harbor Seals)