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Just click on the image above. The 4th edition (2016), edited by Dan Perkuchin, replaces the 3rd (2008) edition Birds of Augusta County, which was edited by YuLee Larner. The 5th edition (2020) will be released soon.
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Last news update: 15 Jul 2021
Even though social distancing guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic have recently been relaxed somewhat, Augusta Bird Club members are still urged to exercise caution during field trips, etc.
For the past several weeks, a mysterious illness has stricken many birds in the region around Washington, DC, and other mid-Atlantic states. In light of the possibility that it may spread to our area, people are asked to take down their bird feeders for the time being. We will continue to monitor the situation in the weeks to come. For more information, see the Virginia Division of Wildlife Resources.
On July 7 the Augusta Bird Club had a field trip to Reddish Knob and nearby areas. Some of the bird highlights are shown below.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew Clem, Joel Clarke, Tom Roberts, Ann Cline, and Martha Gibbons.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-headed Vireo (J), Black-throated Green Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Wood Pewee, and Chestnut-sided Warbler; Reddish Knob & vicinity, July 7.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (juv.), north of Reddish Knob, July 7, courtesy of Tom Roberts.
Recently-fledged juvenile Bald Eagle east of Verona on June 20, courtesy of Ann Cline.
Peregrine Falcon (juv.), near Stony Man Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park, June 17.
Dickcissel in Swoope, June 14, courtesy of Victor Laubach.
Grasshopper Sparrow in Heathsville, VA, June 10, courtesy of Ann Cline.
Baltimore Oriole feasting on mulberries on Bell's Lane, June 8.
Bobolink in Swoope in early June, courtesy of Sarah Foster
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at Willow Lake (in Rockbridge County) on June 1, courtesy of Brenda Tekin. This species is typically found in Texas and along the Gulf Coast, and has never been documented in Augusta County.
For the time being, recordings of the Augusta Bird Club's recent online meetings are available to the general public via Zoom; see the link information below. We hope to resume in-person regular monthly meetings in the fall, but that depends on how well the covid-19 pandemic has been contained.
March 2021: "Listening In: The Acoustic Ecology of Birds" by Dr. Dana Moseley.
(Recorded meeting via Zoom Passcode: #R87GHM3)
April 2021: "Birding in America's 'Back Yard' (South America)" by Andrew Clem.
(Recorded meeting via Zoom Passcode: UwlVb?U7)
Download the latest Newsletter,
edited by Andrew Clem (since April 2016).
Last update:
10 May 2021
(Sample image on the right is the February 2019 issue.)
(Portable Document Format / PDF; may require Adobe Acrobat Reader software.)
Photos at the top of this page (left to right): Bald Eagle by Vic Laubach, Short-eared Owl by Allen Larner, Long-billed Dowitcher by Ann Cline, Golden-winged Warbler by Andrew Clem, and Pileated Woodpecker by Larry Litke.
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