Marshall Faintich's Wildlife Photography

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

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Marshall Faintich is the official photographer and the senior birding editor for the Rockfish Valley Trail, and the author of A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Wintergreen. His wildlife photos have appeared in newspapers and on trail signs in Virginia and Maryland. His book was selected for the 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book. In memory of Dave Faintich His birding web site is being maintained

Essays, Announcements, and Field Reports

Essays, Articles, and Interviews

Announcements and Upcoming Events

September 4, 2010, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Book signing, Wintergreen Mountain Inn

October 13, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: "The Birds of Wintergreen" presentation at the Lynchburg Bird Club meeting, Lynchburg, VA

November 8, 2010, 7:00 p.m.: "The Birds of Wintergreen" presentation at the Augusta Bird Club meeting, Fishersville, VA

November 12, 2010, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.: "Bird Photography" presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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Prior Months Field Reports - Report Headline

August 2010
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/31/10 - 21 Species - Baltimore Oriole
Blue Ridge Parkway & Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/30/10 - Hawks; Harrier; Bald Eagle
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/29/10 - Hawks; Ospreys; Bald Eagle
Rockfish Valley Trail & Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/28/10 - Willow & Least Flycatchers
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/26/10 - Olive-sided Flycatcher
Rockfish Valley Trail & Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/25/10 - Willow Flycatcher; Bald Eagle sub-adult III
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/22/10 - 25 Species - Hawks; Kingfisher; Common Yellowthroats
Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/21/10 - Hawks; Bald Eagle
Rockfish Valley Trail & Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/20/10 - 25 Species - Grasshopper Sparrow; Herons
Rockfish Valley Trail & Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/17/10 - Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/16/10 - 25 species: Great Egrets; juvenile White-eyed Vireo
Blue Ridge Parkway & Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch 8/9/10 - Pileated Woodpecker
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/7/10 - 24 species: Kestrel; Cooper's Hawk; Kingfishers
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/6/2010 - Juvenile Cooper's Hawk
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/4/2010 - 25 species, Cooper's Hawk, Kingbird, Scarlet Tanager
Blue Ridge Parkway 8/3/2010 - More Warblers
Rockfish Valley Trail 8/2/2010 - Barn Swallows molting

July 2010
Blue Ridge Parkway 7/30/2010 - Warblers!
Blue Ridge Parkway 7/29/2010 - Scarlet Tanager, Canada Warbler
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/26/2010 - 29 species; Great Egret; Great Crested Flycatcher
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/22/2010 - Skunk
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/17/2010 - Yellow-breasted Chat; juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk; Grasshopper Sparrow
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/16/2010 - 26 species; juvenile Towhee
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 7/15/2010 - Scarlet Tanager
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/14/2010 - 26 species
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/12/2010 - Warblers; Blue Grosbeak; Orchard Oriole
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/11/2010 - Yellow-breasted Chat; Common Yellowthroat; Herons; Tanager; White-eyed Vireo
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/9/2010 - Cedar Waxwing juvenile
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/5/2010 - 15 species
Rockfish Valley Trail 7/2/2010 - juvenile Barn Swallows

June 2010
Rockfish Valley Trail 6/28/2010 - Bobwhite; Green Herons; American Redstarts
Louisa County 6/26/2010 - 16th ANNUAL PURPLE MARTIN FIELD DAY
Rockfish Valley Trail 6/25/2010 - 21 species
Ivy Creek (Charlottesville) 6/17/2010 - Common Yellowthroat
Rockfish Valley Trail 6/11/2010 - Green Heron
Shenandoah Valley 6/11/2010 - Great Blue Heron rookery
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 6/9/2010 - Pileated Woodpeckers; Great-crested Flycatcher
Blue Ridge Parkway 6/8/2010 - Black Bear
Rockfish Valley Trail 6/6/2010 - 16 species

May 2010
Nelson County 5/31/2010 - Screech Owls
Blue Ridge Parkway 5/31/2010 - Hooded Warbler; Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Ridge Parkway 5/27/2010 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Mint Springs Park 5/26/2010 - Kentucky Warblers; Acadian Flycatcher
Mint Springs Park 5/22/2010 - Swainson's Thrush
Rockfish Valley Trail 5/19/2010 - Cedar Waxwings
Central Arizona 5/5-10/2010 - 46 species; lizards; Gopher Snake
Rockfish Valley Trail 5/2/2010 - Baltimore Oriole; Yellow Warbler

April 2010
Blue Ridge Parkway 4/30/2010 - Warblers!
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/29/2010 - 29 species - Indigo Bunting; Orchard Oriole
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/28/2010 - Green Heron; Barn Swallows
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/23/2010 - Cooper's Hawk
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/20/2010 - 24 species - Great Egret; Blue-headed Vireo
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/17/2010 - 18 species
Blue Ridge Parkway 4/15/2010 - Dark-eyed Junco
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/14/2010 - Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/12/2010 - White-eyed Vireo; Common Yellowthroat
Rockfish Valley Trail 4/6/2010 - Tree Swallow
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 4/3/2010 - Carpenter Bee
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 4/1/2010 - Osprey!

March 2010
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/31/2010 - Hawks and Ducks
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/30/2010 - Northern Shovelers; Ring-necked Duck
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/29/2010 - Hooded Mergansers; Ring-necked Duck
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/25/2010 - Great Blue Heron
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/22/2010 - juvenile male Hooded Merganser
Rockfish Valley Trail 3/19/2010 - Downy Woodpeckers
Rockfish Valley Trail; Stoney Creek 3/18/2010 - 22 Species
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/17/2010 - female Rusty Blackbird
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/16/2010 - Beaver; Wood Ducks
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/11/2010 - Early Spring Wildlife
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/10/2010 - Red-shouldered Hawks
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 3/3/2010 - Brown Creeper

February 2010
Shenandoah Valley 2/27/2010 - Rough-legged Hawk!
Crozet, VA 2/21/2010 - Hawks and Ducks
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 2/20/2010 - red-morph Eastern Screech-Owl
Shenandoah Valley 2/19/2010 - female American Kestrel
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 2/18/2010 - Yellow-rumped Warbler
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 2/14/2010 - Great Backyard Bird Count - 20 species
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 2/11/2010 - Ruby-crowned Kinglet

January 2010
Shenandoah Valley 1/29/2010 - Rough-legged Hawk!
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/28/2010 - Red-tailed Hawk; Great Blue Heron
Rockfish Valley Trail 1/19/2010 - Chipping Sparrows
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/15/2010 - Red-shouldered Hawk; Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rockfish Valley Trail 1/14/2010 - 20 Species
Nelson County 1/12/2010 - Red Fox; Raccoon; Hawks
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/11/2010 - American Robin Invasion
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/10/2010 - Great Horned Owl; Red-shouldered Hawk
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/9/2010 - Great Horned Owl!
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/5/2010 - Redheads!
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/3/2010 - Golden-crowned Kinglet
Stoney Creek (Wintergreen) 1/2/2010 - Christmas Bird Count