Norfolk Botanical Gardens

The gardens had not yet bloomed, however that didnt keep the birds from being active. While there we saw Ring-billed gulls, some Mallards, several Northern Cardinals, a pair of Mourning doves, a couple Great Blue Heron, tons of European Starling, Canada Geese, American Crows, a Common Nighthawk, an American Robin, and a Tufted Titmouse.

It was pretty difficult to identify the nighthawk.

American Robin

Canada Geese

Great Blue Heron

Mourning Dove

Loudoun County, No. VA, During Wetlands Research

Four days of planting trees with the Center for Wetland Conservation in Loudoun County, VA. Tons of Bluebirds and other little birds that flew away before I could snap a picture. Did see a Kestrel and an American Woodcock also.

Swans at Yorktown

This is a great site, Bald Eagles, Wood Ducks, Bluebirds, Lots of Woodpeckers, and or course Mute Swans.

Mourning Dove hunkered down for snow day

Kelly's Birdwatching At Sandbridge

Canada Goose - saw many droppings but most of it was undigested grass, thus Canada geese do not digest efficiently and like on the video, poop what they don't digest immediately.
Herring gull and Cormorants - they were in a flock together even though each species kept to it's own, when the herrings were scared and flew off, the cormorants decided it was best to be safe than sorry thus they flew off right after them.
i also saw the usual birds of Virginia...
robin, great black-backed gull, ring-billed gull, some killdeer on the waves, (also saw a you tube of the broken wing act, it was pretty cool) American crow, (an their annoying call) some mallards, gadwalls, and finally i saw the first of the songbirds, including a chickadee. suprisingly most of the birds could be spotted just driving around and never having to step out of my car. sorry no pictures. camera drives are full and i need to download.

Kenton, Jenevieve, and Isaac's Birding in Snow

Location: Noland Trail (South entrance)

Bird Species:
Dark-eyed Junco
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Mallard
Great-blue Heron
Downy Woodpecker
Muscovy Duck
Snow Goose
Brown-headed Cowbird
White-throated Sparrow











































We intended to go out yesterday, but the weather was terrible. Birding in the snow was great! At first all we saw were waterfowl, but as we got down the trail we began to see songbirds and a Downy Woodpecker feeding in some bushes over the water. Happy snow-day everyone!

John and Nick's Trip to Newport News Park (Independent Lab)

1) Female Hooded Merganser
2) Northern Flicker
3)Tufted Titmouse
4) Carolina Chickadee
5) Red Headed Woodpecker
6) Ring-billed Gulls

These are just a few of the birds we saw at Newport News Park. We also saw a bald eagle, an osprey, and lots of ducks.