November 5, 2005 [LINK]
Brown creeper, Golden-crowned kinglets
I saw two more first-of-season birds on the trail behind the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad this morning: a Brown creeper (pictured here, roll your mouse over the image to see this well-camouflaged bird from a different angle) and several Golden-crowned kinglets. It was the first time in the nine years that I have been keeping records that I did not see the latter bird until November. A couple days ago I heard a Blue-headed vireo in that area, but there was no sign of it today. It would have been an unusually late sighting of that neotropical species. Today's highlights:
- Downy woodpecker
- Eastern towhee
- White-breasted nuthatch
- Yellow-bellied sapsuckers
- Flicker
- Red-bellied woodpecker
- Cedar waxwings (20+)
- Golden-crowned kinglets (6+, FOS)
- Brown creeper (FOS)
- Ruby-crowned kinglet
- Robins, blue jays, white-throated sparrows