Wild birds,
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January

Montage (Mt. Crawford, Bell's Lane, Jan. 2)

Snowy Owl (Mt. Crawford, Jan. 2)

Eastern Screech Owl (Cook's Creek Arboretum, Jan. 2)

White-crowned Sparrow (Bell's Lane, Jan. 2)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Jan. 8)

Rusty Blackbird (Bell's Lane, Jan. 8)

Montage (Red Mill & Bell's Lane, Jan. 10)

Brown Creeper (Red Mill, Jan. 10)

Montage (Waynesboro, Jan. 12)

Montage (Mill Place, Jan. 14)

Common Loon (Mill Place, Jan. 14)

Montage (N. Staunton & BRCC, Jan. 17)

White-breasted Nuthatch (N. Staunton, Jan. 17)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Jan. 19)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Braley Pond, Jan. 23)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Jan. 26)

Montage (N. Staunton, SWB, Jan. 28)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Shen. Wetlands Bank, Jan. 28)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Jan. 30)

Short-eared Owl (Bell's Lane, Jan. 30)

Montage (N. Staunton, Jan. 31)

February

Montage (Bell's Lane & Mill Place, Feb. 20)

Montage (Big Branch Marsh NWR, LA, Feb. 22)

Brown-headed Nuthatch ( " " )

Roseate Spoonbill ( " " )

Little Blue Heron ( " " )

Snowy Egrets ( " " )

Common Yellowthroat? ( " " )

Orange-crowned Warblers ( " " )

Great Egret ( " " )

Montage (New Orleans, LA, Feb. 23)

Brown Pelican (New Orleans / Mississippi R., " )

American White Pelicans (New Orleans / Mississippi R., " )

Lesser Scaup: M (New Orleans / Mississippi R., " )

Double-crested Cormorant (New Orleans / Mississippi R., " )

Herring Gull (New Orleans / Mississippi R., " )

Great Egret (Audubon Park, N.O., LA, Feb. 23)

White Ibis ( " " )

Montage (Jean Lafitte & Bayou Sauvage, LA, Feb. 24)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Jean Lafitte Wetlands, Feb. 24)

Little Blue Heron (Jean Lafitte Wetlands, Feb. 24)

Caspian Tern (Bayou Sauvage, LA, Feb. 24)

Brown Pelican (Pass Christian, MS, Feb. 24)

March

Montage (Bell's Lane, Mar. 3)

Montage (W. Augusta Co. & Bell's Lane, Mar. 6)

European Starling (N. Staunton, Mar. 7)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Mar. 9)

Red-shouldered & Red-tailed Hawks (N. Staunton, Mar. 10)

Pine Warblers, Red-br. Nuthatch (Sherando Lake, Mar. 14)

Montage (Swoope, Mar. 17)

Bald Eagle, nest (Swoope, Mar. 17)

Tufted Titmouse (Swoope, Mar. 17)

Northern Harrier: M (Swoope, Mar. 17)

Montage (Mill Place & Bell's Lane, Mar. 24)

Eastern Meadowlark (Bell's Lane, Mar. 24)

Montage (Ragged Mtn. Reservoir, Mar. 26)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: M (Ragged Mtn. Res., Mar. 26)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Ragged Mtn. Res., Mar. 26)

Montage (Izaak Walton Nature Preserve, Mar. 27)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Mar. 29)

House Finch: M (N. Staunton, Mar. 31)

April

Montage (Sanger's Lane, Bell's Lane, etc., Apr. 2)

Montage (Bell's Lane & Front. Cult. Mus., Apr. 4)

Savannah Sparrow (Bell's Lane, Apr. 4)

Montage (Mont. Hall Park & Bell's Lane ext., Apr. 8)

Downy Woodpecker: M at hole (Mont. Hall Park, Apr. 8)

Red-bellied Woodpecker: M (Mont. Hall Park, Apr. 8)

White-breasted Nuthatches (Mont. Hall Park, Apr. 8)

Northern Flicker: F (Bell's Lane ext., Apr. 8)

Montage (Staunton, Broadway, & JMU Arboretum, Apr. 10)

Cooper's Hawk (N. Staunton, Apr. 10)

Ruddy Duck: M (Broadway water treatment plant, Apr. 10)

American Robin (JMU Arboretum, Apr. 10)

Northern Cardinal: M (JMU Arboretum, Apr. 10)

Mallard ducklings (JMU Arboretum, Apr. 10)

Montage (Ridgeview Park, W-boro, Apr. 11)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Apr. 12)

Blue-winged Teals: M & F (Bell's Lane, Apr. 12)

Montage (Betsy Bell Hill, Fr. Cult. Mus., Apr. 13)

Hermit Thrush (Betsy Bell Hill, Apr. 13)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet: M (Fr. Cult. Mus., Apr. 13)

Montage (N. Staunton, Apr. 14)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Apr. 15)

Montage (Big Levels, Apr. 17)

Montage (Braley Pond, Apr. 18)

Bald Eagle (Braley Pond, Apr. 18)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (near Braley Pond, Apr. 17)

Montage (Hillandale Park, Leonard's Pond, N. Staunton, Apr. 20)

Montage (McCormick's Farm, Apr. 21)

Montages (Augusta Springs & Swoope, Apr. 24)

Bald Eagles, nest (Swoope, Apr. 24)

Montage (N. Staunton, Apr. 25)

Montage (Augusta Springs, Apr. 26)

Louisiana Waterthrush (Augusta Springs, Apr. 26)

Montage (Rt. 610 / BRP, Apr. 27)

American Redstart: M (Rt. 610, Apr. 27)

Broad-winged Hawk (Blue Ridge Pkwy., Apr. 27)

Montages ("Warbler Road" / BRP, Apr. 29)

Northern Parula: F (Warbler Road, Apr. 29)

Blue-headed Vireo (Blue Ridge Pkwy., Apr. 29)

May

Montage (Ramseys Draft, Shen. Mtn., Dowells Draft, May 1)

Northern Parula: F (Ramseys Draft, May 1)

Black-and-White Warbler (Shenandoah Mtn. trail, May 1)

Ovenbird: F (Dowells Draft, May 1)

Montage (N. Staunton, May 3)

Montage (Betsy Bell Hill, May 4)

Montage (N. Staunton, May 6)

Pileated Woodpecker: M (N. Staunton, May 6)

Montages (Humpback Rocks area & Rt. 610, May 8)

Red-eyed Vireo (N. of Humpback Rocks, May 8)

Ovenbird (N. of Humpback Rocks, May 8)

Cerulean Warbler: M (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, May 8)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, May 8)

Montage (Bell's Lane, May 10)

Montages (Bell's Lane, May 11)

Common Yellowthroat: M (Bell's Lane, May 11)

Northern Parula: M (Bell's Lane, May 11)

Eastern Bluebird: F (Bell's Lane, May 11)

Montage (Bell's Lane, May 12)

Northern Waterthrush (Bell's Lane, May 12)

Montage (Mont. Hall Park & Bell's Lane, May 13)

Montage (Bell's Lane, May 14)

Northern Waterthrush (Bell's Lane, May 14)

() House Wren (Bell's Lane, May 14)

() Yellow Warbler: M (Bell's Lane, May 14)

Solitary Sandpiper (Bell's Lane, May 14)

Montage (Ramsey's Draft, Road Hollow, Chimney Hollow, May 15)

Eastern Phoebes: F, J in nest (Ramsey's Draft, May 15)

Scarlet Tanager: F (Road Hollow, May 15)

Blackburnian Warbler: M (Road Hollow, May 15)

Northern Parula: M (Chimney Hollow, May 15)

Montage (Bell's Lane, N. Staunton, E. of Verona, May 17)

Orchard Oriole: 1st yr. M (Bell's Lane, May 17)

Green Heron (Bell's Lane, May 17)

Swainsons Thrush (N. Staunton, May 17)

White-throated Sparrow (N. Staunton, May 17)

Bald Eagles: J in nest (E. of Verona, May 17)

Blue Grosbeak: F (E. of Verona, May 17)

Montages (Stuarts Draft & Blue Ridge Pkwy., May 19)

Purple Martins: M & J (Stuarts Draft, May 19)

[] Green Heron (Shen. Wetlands / Stu. Dr., May 19)

Common Yellowthroat: M (Shen. Wetlands / Stu. Dr., May 19)

Turkey Vulture (Blue Ridge Pkwy., May 19)

Eastern Towhee: F (Blue Ridge Pkwy., May 19)

Hooded Warbler: M (Blue Ridge Pkwy., May 19)

Montage (Hillandale Park & Cove Creek, May 22)

Cedar Waxwings (Cove Creek Arboretum, May 22)

Montage (Bell's Lane, May 24)

Baltimore Oriole: M (Bell's Lane, May 24)

Brown Thrasher (Bell's Lane, May 24)

Montage (Stuarts Draft & Blue Ridge Pkwy., May 25)

Red-necked Phalarope (Target pond / Stuarts Draft, May 25)

Yellow-breasted Chat (Blue Ridge Pkwy., May 25)

Red-eyed Vireo (Blue Ridge Tunnel trail, May 25)

Montage (Chim. Hol., Dowell's Draft, & Elkhorn Lake, May 27)

American Redstart: 1st-yr. M (Elkhorn Lake, May 27)

Louisiana Waterthrush (Elkhorn Lake, May 27)

June

Montage (McCormick's Farm & Willow Lake, June 1)

() Warbling Vireo (McCormick's Farm, June 1)

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Willow Lake, June 1)

Montage (Shen. Nat. Park, June 2)

Chipping Sparrow (Shen. Nat. Park, June 2)

American Redstart: JM (Shen. Nat. Park, June 2)

Montage (Bell's Lane, June 4)

Orchard Oriole: M (Bell's Lane, June 4)

Baltimore Oriole: M (Bell's Lane, June 4)

Montage (Braley Pond, June 5)

Wood Thrush (Braley Pond, June 5)

Montage (Bell's Lane, June 8)

Willow Flycatcher, Brown Thrasher (Bell's Lane, June 8)

Turkey Vulture (Bell's Lane ext., June 8)

Baltimore Oriole: M (Bell's Lane ext., June 8)

American Robin (Bell's Lane ext., June 8)

Montage (Bell's Lane, June 14)

Pileated Woodpeckers: M (Bell's Lane, June 14)

Montage (Indian Mound Rd. & W. Amber Rd., June 15)

Montage (Shen. Nat. Park, June 17)

Peregrine Falcon: J (Shen. Nat. Park, June 17)

Chestnut-sided Warbler: M (Shen. Nat. Park, June 17)

Montage (Madison Run / SNP, June 24)

() Louisiana Waterthrush (Madison Run / SNP, June 24)

Acadian Flycatcher (Madison Run / SNP, June 24)

Montage (Shen. Mtn. trail / Confed. BW, June 26)

July

Montage (Three Ridges & Bald Mtn., BRP, July 3)

Dark-eyed Junco (Bald Mtn., BRP, July 3)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Bald Mtn., BRP, July 3)

Eastern Towhee: M (Bald Mtn., BRP, July 3)

Montage (Reddish Knob & vicinity, July 7)

Yellow-rumped Warbler: J (N. of Reddish Knob, July 7)

Blue-headed Vireo: J (Reddish Knob, July 7)

Chestnut-sided Warbler: M (Reddish Knob, July 7)

House Finch: M (Staunton, July 8)

Montages (Ramsey's Draft & Highland Co., July 11)

Northern Parula: M (Ramsey's Draft, July 11)

Canada Warbler (Ramsey's Draft, July 11)

Bald Eagle: J (Blue Grass, Highland Co., July 11)

Orchard Orioles: M & F (O'Bryan house, Highland Co., July 11)

Montage (Bell's Lane, July 15)

Green Heron (Bell's Lane, July 15)

House Wren (Bell's Lane, July 15)

Montage (Bell's Lane, July 27)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Bell's Lane, July 27)

Chipping Sparrow (Bell's Lane, July 27)

August

Ruby-throated Hummingbird: JM (N. Staunton, Aug. 4)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Aug. 5)

Montage (Pocosin Cabin trail, Aug. 9)

Cerulean Warbler: F/J (Pocosin Cabin trail, Aug. 9)

Montage (N. Staunton, Verona, Silver Lake, Aug. 16)

Montage (N. Staunton, Braley Pond, etc., Aug. 19)

Cooper's Hawk: J (N. Staunton, Aug. 19)

Northern Parula (Braley Pond, Aug. 19)

Montage (Augusta Springs, Aug. 21)

Montage (Leonard's Pond, Aug. 28)

Solitary Sandpiper (Leonard's Pond, Aug. 28)

Least Sandpiper (Leonard's Pond, Aug. 28)

Lesser Yellowlegs (Leonard's Pond, Aug. 28)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Leonard's Pond, Aug. 28)

Montage (Blue Ridge Pkwy., Aug. 30)

September

Montage (N. Staunton, Bell's Lane, Sept. 6)

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: M, JM (N. Staunton, Sept. 6)

Common Nighthawk (Bell's Lane, Sept. 6)

Montage (Ramsey's Draft, Shen. Mtn., Chimney Hollow, Sept. 11)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Shen. Mtn. trail, Sept. 11)

Nashville Warbler montage (Chimney Hollow, Sept. 11)

Montage (Mongomery Hall Park, Sept. 14)

Magnolia Warbler (Mongomery Hall Park, Sept. 14)

Montage (Wash., DC & Huntley Meadows, VA, Sept. 17)

Rock Pigeon (Arlington, VA, Sept. 17)

Caspian Tern (Wash., DC, Sept. 17)

Montage (Augusta Springs, Sept. 19)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Sept. 21)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Sept. 23)

Common Yellowthroat: juv. M (Bell's Lane, Sept. 23)

Black-throated Green Warbler: juv. M (Bell's Lane, Sept. 23)

Montage (Mongomery Hall Park, Sept. 24)

Swainson's Thrush (Mongomery Hall Park, Sept. 24)

Scarlet Tanager (Mongomery Hall Park, Sept. 24)

Montage (N. Staunton & Rockfish Gap, Sept. 25)

Bald Eagles: A & J (N. Staunton, Sept. 25)

Montage (N. Staunton & Bell's Lane, Sept. 27)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird: F (N. Staunton, Sept. 27)

October

Montage (Augusta Springs & Ramsey Gap, Oct. 1)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Augusta Springs, Oct. 1)

Black-throated Green Warbler: juv. M (Aug. Spr., Oct. 1)

Blue-headed Vireo (Augusta Springs, Oct. 1)

Montage (Cowbane Pasture & Bell's Lane, Oct. 4)

Montage (N. Staunton & Mont. Hall Park, Oct. 7)

Magnolia Warbler (Mont. Hall Park, Oct. 7)

() Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (N. Staunton, Oct. 10)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Oct. 12)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Oct. 14)

Palm Warbler (Bell's Lane, Oct. 14)

Eastern Towhee: JM (Bell's Lane, Oct. 14)

Montage (Lofton Lake, Oct. 17)

Red-bellied Woodpecker: F (Lofton Lake, Oct. 17)

Montage (Feather closeups) (N. Staunton, Oct. 18)

White-throated Sparrow (N. Staunton, Oct. 19)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Oct. 21)

Montage (Frontier Culture Museum, Oct. 25)

Montage (N. Staunton, Oct. 27)

Montage (Staunton & Verona, Oct. 28)

Double-crested Cormorant (Verona, Oct. 28)

Montage (Staunton, Verona, & Mill Place, Oct. 30)

Belted Kingfisher: M (Verona, Oct. 30)

November

Montage (Mill Place & Guthrie Road, Nov. 6)

Marsh Wren (Mill Place, Nov. 6)

Peregrine Falcon: J (Guthrie Road, Nov. 6)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Nov. 9)

Montage (N. Staunton & Bell's Lane, Nov. 11)

Montage (Swoope, Nov. 12)

Northern Harrier: M (Swoope, Nov. 12)

Montage (Braley Pond, Nov. 13)

Montage (Bell's Lane & Hardee's pond / Verona, Nov. 25)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Nov. 28)

December

European Starling (Bell's Lane, Dec. 2)

Montage (Deming trail & Fishersville quarry, Dec. 4)

Montage (Mill Place & Bell's Lane, Dec. 17)

Montage (CBC: Mont. Hall Park, Bessie Weller E.S., etc., Dec. 18)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet: M (Bessie Weller E.S., Dec. 18)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Dec. 26)

White-crowned Sparrow (Bell's Lane, Dec. 26)