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RECENT BIRD ALERT:
A Great Egret was seen in the beaver pond of Bell's Lane on September 14, and a variety of unusual shorebirds such as White-rumped Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpipers, a Ruddy Turnstone, and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper were seen in a field at the lower end of Patton Farm Road in Stuarts Draft.
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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.
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Last news update: 25 Sep 2018
PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER 8 MEETING:
Cornell Young Birders Event,
presented by Baxter Beamer
Our next "Birds & Brews, Wings & Wine" social hour will be: TBA
Order online or by mail by Thursday, October 18
Pick up Saturday, October 27 at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona
Your purchases will help the Augusta Bird Club raise funds for a variety of worthy causes. Thank you!
From April 2-11 of this year, Grant Simmons and the Lawlers (Ed and Nancy) participated in the "Spring in South Texas" birdwatching tour run by Victor Emanuel Nature Tours. The idea was to catch some of the early spring migrants, and to go birding with Nancy and Ed's favorite bird guide, Barry Zimmer. A complete report of their trip will appear in the October issue of the Augusta Bird Club Bulletin. Here are a few of the highlights they saw (and photographed!):
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Vermilion Flycatcher, Long-billed Thrasher, Yellow-breasted Chat, Golden-cheeked Warbler, Elf Owl, Altamira Oriole. Photos courtesy of Ed and Nancy Lawler.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Reddish Egret, Franklin's Gulls and Terns, Lesser Nighthawk, Whooping Crane, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, and Roseate Spoonbill. Photos courtesy of Ed and Nancy Lawler.
On Wednesday, September 19, nine members of the Augusta Bird Club met at McCormick's Farm to conduct a field trip to this diversified southern most part of Augusta County. We were greeted on the lane to the parking area with Savannah Sparrows, Bluebirds, and Chipping Sparrows. A Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, a Warbling Vireo, along with many immature Phoebes delighted the group. The weather was ideal early on but became quite warm by 10:00 AM. Among the other highlights were: Red-shouldered Hawk, Killdeer, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Towhee, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
by Jo King
Cape May Warbler, in Staunton, September 17.
On Saturday, September 8, five members of the Augusta Bird Club went on a field trip to Dowell's Draft, where Northern Parulas and Prairie Warblers (presumably breeding) were observed over the summer. The skies were mostly cloudy, and it started to rain once again toward the end of the trip, as the group was visiting nearby Braley Pond. The highlights were Red-eyed Vireo, Eastern Wood Pewees, an Empid flycatcher (Least?), a Pileated Woodpecker, a possible Prairie Warbler (Pine?), several American Goldfinches, and some Worm-eating Warblers. Dowell's Draft lies along the right of way for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, and future access to this area is uncertain.
by Andrew Clem
Nancy Spahr will be exhibiting some of her paintings in the Invitational Exhibit, 'In Flight', at the Nelson Gallery located at 27 W. Washington Street, Lexington, VA. The opening reception was held Friday Sept. 7th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM, and the exhibit will continue for a few weeks.
The exhibit celebrates with the Audubon Society and National Geographic marking the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by declaring 2018 the Year of the Bird. More than 100 organizations are joining forces to examine how our changing environment is impacting birds around the globe.
"Is This the Birds' Future?" by Nancy Spahr
The complete updated Birds of Augusta County (4th ed., 2016) is now available online: Birds_of_Augusta_County_2016_4th_Ed.pdf
(NOTE: The link previously shown above was to a much more detailed historical records document, not suitable for public use. Thanks to Allen Larner for calling attention to the error.) Many thanks to Dan Perkuchin for all the work he put into bringing our records up to date!
Download the latest Newsletter,
edited by Andrew Clem (as of April 2016).
Last update:
23 Sep 2018
(Sample image on the right is the January 2013 issue.)
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