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May 19, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted a Turkey Vulture sighting
- Varielle posted Pileated Woodpecker and Tufted Titmouse sightings
- jim macgregor commented on Varielle's Pileated Woodpecker sighting
-luv these big, what seem like "pterodactyls"! HA! - jim macgregor commented on Varielle's Tufted Titmouse sighting
-the closest we come to this species up here, are the chickadees (same family); suspect that they exhibit much of the sa... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Turkey Vulture, Mute Swan, American Robin, Mallard, and Canada Goose sightings
May 16, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on SqueakyChu's Cedar Waxwing sighting
-kinda handy for me to see them above, where I can determine if they have a "clean bum" (Cedar) or a "dirty bum" (Bohemi... - SqueakyChu posted a Cedar Waxwing sighting
May 12, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Baltimore Oriole sighting
-got to be one of the hardest birds to see in trees, next to the red-eyed vireo! HA! - jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Turkey Vulture sighting
-seemed odd to me, for them to be ontop of buildings, but when you think about it, it's an easy place to land in an... - EagleDSL commented on eagledsl's Common Black Hawk sighting
Jim you're correct; it turned out to be a golden eagle from afar. I tried delete/edit the post, but the website won... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Baltimore Oriole, Blue Jay, Barn Swallow, Turkey Vulture, and Cedar Waxwing sightings
May 11, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on eagledsl's Common Black Hawk sighting
-noticed in NA field guides that this is an extremely rare sighting for your area; GEO field guide range map shows them ... - varielle posted a Turkey Vulture sighting
- EagleDSL added Sandy Bottom Park as a favourite
- jim macgregor commented on varielle's Turkey Vulture sighting
-your location is close to the route that the Saskatchewan Turkey Vulture (LEO/ T2) took on his 2012 return from Venezue... - EagleDSL posted a new birding hotspot: Sandy Bottom Park
May 10, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Great Blue Heron sighting
Will it be a "Spring Fling" or lead to some "Summer Love"? :D haha. - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Blue Jay, Northern Cardinal, Canada Goose, Mallard, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Goldfinch, Mourning Dove, Cooper's Hawk, American Robin, and Blue Jay sightings
May 9, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Great Blue Heron sighting
-those solid relationships are a thing of beauty! :o)) - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Great Blue Heron and Turkey Vulture sightings
May 7, 2012
May 5, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Cooper's Hawk sighting
-clouds are still pretty prevalent here to current; forcasted clearing, but won't hold my breath! -Re: Coopers....... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Cooper's Hawk sighting
On a separate note, one more hour here until viewing tonight's Super Moon! :D Largest & brightest of the year, wi... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Cooper's Hawk sighting
Hi Jim. I read somewhere that if the male Cooper's Hawk tries to go to the nest with babies in it, the female Coop... - jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Cooper's Hawk sighting
-interesting that he didn't deliver to the nest; male Ospreys do; (suspect same scenario that some guys take out th... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted American Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker, Cedar Waxwing, House Finch, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Robin, Blue Jay, and Cooper's Hawk sightings
May 4, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Baltimore Oriole sighting
Hi Jim. I had really hoped to sight a male Baltimore Oriole at Lake Aquitaine today but, Nope. Apparently there are ba... - jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Mourning Dove sighting
Soooo Funny!! (your Note) :o)) - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Canada Goose, Baltimore Oriole, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, and Great Blue Heron sightings
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Great Blue Heron sighting
-it would be interesting to see if there are more frequent trips to the NE for food; nestlings?? - jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Baltimore Oriole sighting
-last week my wife said that she wished an oriole would appear in our backyard; guess we missed by a few miles! :o)) - Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on EagleDSL's Golden Eagle sighting
Awesome! Gorgeous bird that I've only ever sighted here once in the wild many years ago at Lake Wabukayne.
May 3, 2012
- EagleDSL posted a Golden Eagle sighting
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Mallard, Northern Cardinal, Chipping Sparrow, Canada Goose, and American Goldfinch sightings
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Great Blue Heron sighting
Hi Jim. Thank You for the link - very possible the GBH's are going to that rookery at night, not too far from here...
May 2, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Great Blue Heron sighting
Jo-Anne, -the regularity of you sighting this bird and sometimes two, seems to involve a NE morning run and a SW evenin... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Hairy Woodpecker, American Robin, Cooper's Hawk, Chipping Sparrow, European Starling (Summer), Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, Black-and-white Warbler, and Blue Jay sightings
May 1, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Northern Cardinal, Cooper's Hawk, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle), and Great Blue Heron sightings
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Great Blue Heron sighting
8:05pm, GBH flying past livingroom window, heading SW.
April 30, 2012
April 29, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Great Blue Heron, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Northern Mockingbird sightings
April 28, 2012
April 27, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted American Goldfinch, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Cardinal, and Blue Jay sightings
April 26, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) sighting
Thank You. I was thrilled! :D - Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Cooper's Hawk sighting
Hi Jim. Dozens of squirrels and hundreds of House Sparrows. There used to be lots of Mourning Doves at this location -...
April 25, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Cooper's Hawk sighting
-Geeesh! Seems a kind of a predator's paradise in Maplewood Park! Must need a little trimming of mammalian and avia... - jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) sighting
-Great sighting! Checked GEO field guide and others as well, and Audubon's is a little scarce in your area, althoug... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) sighting
Absolutely gorgeous bright yellow cap, throat, side patch and rump. Definitely NOT a "Myrtle" form! I took a good look... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Cooper's Hawk, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's), Brown Thrasher, and White-throated Sparrow sightings
April 24, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cooper's Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco (slate-colored), Blue Jay, and Northern Cardinal sightings
- varielle posted a Eastern Bluebird sighting
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted a Great Blue Heron sighting
April 22, 2012
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine commented on a personal Great Blue Heron sighting
Jim, does this mean the GBH is my "Sugar Daddy"? Ha Ha! ;)
April 21, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Great Blue Heron sighting
-I knew that you had something going with that guy that flies by your living room window; thought that it was love, not ... - eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary
- admin updated Central Park - New York City
- admin updated Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Turkey Vulture and Great Blue Heron sightings
- varielle posted a Brown-headed Cowbird sighting
April 20, 2012
- jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Cooper's Hawk sighting
-wonderful to be able to observe one of our predators during nesting, on a regular basis; -corvids here, appear to hav... - jim macgregor commented on Bird Lady of Aquitaine's Northern Cardinal sighting
-went looking for the bird that was sighted in "Goldbar", but came up empty; my parents actually lived near this area wh... - jim macgregor commented on eagledsl's Osprey sighting
-I see that you are located in a prime birding location, next to parks and waterways; where did you see this individual?... - Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted Cooper's Hawk and Northern Cardinal sightings
- eagledsl updated Bluebird Gap Farm
- eagledsl updated Hampton Roads Bird Club
April 19, 2012
- eagledsl added Bluebird Gap Farm as a favourite
- eagledsl updated Blackwater Ecological Preserve
- eagledsl joined birding club Hampton Roads Bird Club
- admin updated Kiptopeke State Park
- admin updated Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Blackwater Ecological Preserve
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Mathews Loop
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Colonial Parkway
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: York River State Park
- eagledsl updated Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: James River Park
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Greensprings Trail
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Great Dismal Swamp
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: First Landing State Park
- admin updated Chincoteague National Wildlife Reserve
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Beaverdam Park
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Hog Island
- eagledsl posted a new birding club: Hampton Roads Bird Club
- eagledsl posted a new birding hotspot: Bluebird Gap Farm
- Bird Lady of Aquitaine posted American Robin and Northern Cardinal sightings
April 18, 2012
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