Medical issues have kept me from doing much birding since mid-November, and I 've only been able to take short hikes.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Crows having a territorial dispute
Carolina Wren
Multi-colored House Finch
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Eastern Bluebird
I really wanted to photograph the Eurasian Wigeons at McCormick's Mill, so I did a short hike there.
Eurasian Wigeons
Eurasian Wigeon
I met up with Tink Moyer, and we drove around Swoope a bit, and then made a stop on Bell's Lane in Staunton.
Adult and immature Red-headed Woodpeckers
Red-tailed Hawks
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrels
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle on nest
American Kestrels (Bell's Lane)
I'm doing better and was able to take a longer hike this morning. The temperature was in the upper 30s, and there was solid cloud cover, but I was able to log 31 avian species. We don't get a lot of ducks here, and rarely any gulls, so the golf course pond was a treat.
Ring-billed and Bonaparte's Gulls
Redheads and Ring-necked Ducks
Mallards
Field Sparrows
Swamp Sparrow
Red-shouldered Hawk
Hermit Thrush
A large flock of about 100 House Finches
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Immature Turkey Vulture
Immature Turkey Vulture