Highlights of bird sightings by our members in 2023:
Barred Owl, Bells Lane, Dec 28 (Mark Kosiewski)
Red-tailed Hawk (Bonnie Hughes)
Short-eared Owl, Bells Lane, Dec 13 (Antonio Martinez)
Cuban Tody, Cuba, Nov 2023 (Antonio Martinez)
Lesson’s Motmot, Guatemala fall 2023 (Lynne Parks)
Northern Harrier, Bells Lane, Nov 2023 (Jim Hill)
Black-billed Mountain Toucan, Columbia (Ann Cline)
Green-and-black Fruiteater, Columbia (Ann Cline)
Masked Flowerpiercer, Columbia (Ann Cline)
Sword-billed Hummingbird, Columbia (Ann Cline)
Brown Pelicans, Daufuskie Island, SC, Nov 2023 (Jim Hill)
Willet and Whimbrel, Daufuskie Island, SC, Nov 2023 (Jim Hill)
Bay-breasted Warbler, Rt 610, Blue Ridge (Vic Laubach)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Staunton, Oct 2023 (Andrew Clem)
Bay-breasted Warbler, Augusta Springs, Oct 2023 (Jim Hill)
Tennessee Warbler, Verona, Sep 2023 (Andrew Clem)
Blackpoll Warbler, Bells Lane, Sep 2023 (Jim Hill)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rt 610, (Vic Laubach)
Green Heron, Eagle’s Nest pond, Aug 2023 (Bonnie Hughes)
Broad-winged Hawk & Eastern Kingbird, Bells Lane (Jim Hill)
Canada Warbler, Reddish Knob (Antonio Martinez)
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Shenandoah Mtn (Andrew Clem)
Red-eyed Vireo, Rt 610, May 2023 (Vic Laubach)
House Wren (Warren Faught)
Ovenbird, Humpback Rocks, 2023 (Andrew Clem)
Cerulean Warbler, Rt 610, April 2023 (Lynne Parks)
Vesper Sparrow, Cowbane Preserve, Mar 30, (Vic Laubach)
Field Sparrow, Verona, Mar 2023 (Andrew Clem)
Greater Scaup, Hardee’s pond, Mar 2023 (Andrew Clem)
Horned Grebe, Hardee’s pond, Mar 2023 (Vic Laubach)
Hermit Thrush, Jollivue, Mar 2023 (Warren Faught)
Rusty Blackbird, Augusta Springs, Mar 2023 (Vic Laubach)
Winter Wren, Augusta Springs, Mar 2023 (Vic Laubach)
Red-tailed Hawk, Swoope, Feb 2023 (Antonio Martinez)
Eurasian Wigeon, McCormick Farm (Bonnie Hughes)
Red Crossbill, Shenandoah Mtn, Feb 2023 (Vic Laubach)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Charlottesville, Feb 2023 (Andrew Clem)
Red-shouldered Hawk, Murphy Deming trail (Andrew Clem)
Red-tailed Hawk, Bells Lane, Jan 2023 (Eric Pritchett)
Loggerhead Shrike, Swoope, Jan 2023 (Vic Laubach)