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RECENT BIRD ALERT(S):
On the weekend of Sept. 13-14, William Leigh spotted some Yellow-throated Warblers, which are unusual in this area, as well as many other Warblers near Pocosin Cabin in the Central section of the Shenandoah National Park, and on Route 610 south of Swannanoa. Also, Brenda Tekin needs help with the hawk watch at Rockfish Gap; bt8x_AT_virginia.edu (change "_AT_" to "@")
Last update:
15 Sep 2008
(For further information, or to report any unusual sightings, please contact the rare bird alert coordinator, Allen Larner.)
There are still available copies of the new (third) edition of Birds of Augusta County, edited by YuLee Larner. Copies of the book will be on sale at the regular meetings of the Augusta Bird Club, or you may contact either YuLee Larner or Mary Vermeulen to purchase a copy. Please make your check for $15.75 (tax included) payable to "Augusta Bird Club Book Account."
MEETING DATES:
(this month and next)
Oct. 13, Nov. 10
(For information on place and time, see the Meetings page.)
News
Kiptopeke Challenge 2008
The team of Allen Larner (Staunton) and Janice Frye (Richmond) -- the "Augusta Bald Eagles" -- joined in on the fun of birding the Eastern Shore for the Kiptopeke Challenge, on Saturday, September 13th. We started at 3 a.m. and finished at 8 p.m., a total of 18 hrs. of hard birding. For this effort we netted a total of 125 species of birds. The starting temperature was 75 degrees and very humid (it reminded me of a muggy summer in mid July here in the mountains and valleys) with the high temperature of 93 degrees, still very humid. Our first stop was Island One of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and our last stop was at Chincoteague Natioonal Wildlife Refuge. This was Janice's first time in doing the Kiptopeke Challenge, and she was still going to the very end. We had some misses like Cattle Egret, White-breasted Nuthatch, Towhee, and Goldfinch. Eastern Kingbirds were everywhere we stopped. We saw about 250 to 300+ of them. Also, Cuckoos were seen on and off the whole day. We had 9 + Yellow-billed & one Black-billed. We ran into a large group of Swallows with the bulk being Barn (80 %) and 12% being Cliff. (The rest about 1 %.) While perched on a wire and as I was scanning them, I ran across one that looked like a Cave Swallow, but I only had a fleeting second when they flew off the wire. I was unable to relocate the bird.
by Allen Larner
Last news update: 15 Sep 2008
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Last update:
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Welcome, fellow bird lovers!
Membership in the Augusta Bird Club is open to all.
Meetings are held the second Monday of the month, September through April, with occasional exceptions. The usual meeting place is the Lifetime Building/Blue Ridge Community College Education Center, at the Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville. For more information, see the Meetings page.
To participate in the Shenandoah Valley Birds listserv and keep up-to-date on local sightings, go to the following web page and follow directions: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shenvalbirds/. Or, e-mail John Spahr at jspahr_AT_augustamed.com. *
Our Rare Bird Alert provides telephone or email alerts when unusual birds are sighted in Augusta County and vicinity. For more information, contact Allen Larner at larnersky_AT_mindspring.com. *
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