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Our Birding List
This is a list of birds we have seen with notes as to where and when we saw
them. This list is a work in progess as we will add to it as we see new
birds.
Northumberland County, VA, and the Virginia Northern Neck
We moved here in November 2007 and spent February - July 2008 building a new
house; we moved into the house in July 2008. Here's a list of birds we
have seen here.
| Bird |
Remarks |
| Eastern Bluebird |
All over the place here; year-round resident;
local Audubon Society builds and sells bluebird houses, which are
all over the place. Common bird in open forests, edge of
fields, around bluebird houses. |
| Tundra Swan |
Winter residents along with Mute Swan. On
24 December 2008 observed a nice flock of Tundras -- 10-18 of them
on the river in front of our house. Here are photos. |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Year-round resident. Secretive. Makes
a lot of noise when pecking away at trees to get at insects and
worms under the bark. Observed one in the woods in Pine Crest
Acres (Jan 2008), off Bogey Neck Rd, and one in woods on Newman Neck
Rd between Fountain Gate Rd. and Potomac Dr. (Nov-Dec 2008) |
| Bald Eagle |
Eagles and osprey are residents here. They
nest in tall trees along the water; osprey nest on pilings, buoys,
water tanks, and other tall structures. |
| Osprey |
Ditto. |
| Black Vultures |
Common bird in this area. See them roosting
in trees, on communication towers, water towers, and the like.
Feed on road kill and other carrion. Often see them early in
the morning with their wings spread, warming in the sun. |
| Common Crow |
Common, year-round resident. |
| Northern Cardinal |
Common, year-round resident. |
| Northern Mockingbird |
Common, year-round resident. |
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Life list -- birds we have seen since we started
bird-watching
| Bird |
Remarks |
| Eastern Bluebird |
Virginia Northern Neck. |
| Tundra Swan |
Virginia Northern Neck. |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
Virginia Northern Neck. Knoxville, TN. Bristol, TN. |
| Bald Eagle |
Virginia Northern Neck. |
| Osprey |
Virginia Northern Neck. |
| Black Vultures |
Virginia Northern Neck. |
| Common Crow |
Commonly seen throughout the South. |
| Northern Cardinal |
Commonly seen throughout the South. |
| Northern Mockingbird |
Commonly seen throughout the South. |
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-- Lots more to come -- just started this list -- 25 Dec 2008 -- |
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