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Native and Naturalized (125)

  1. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  2. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  3. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  4. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  5. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  6. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  7. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  8. Common Raven Corvus corax
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  9. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  10. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  11. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  12. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  13. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  14. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  15. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  16. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  17. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  18. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  19. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  20. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  21. Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  22. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  23. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  24. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken Hess
    Location: Hess Compound (Private Property)
  25. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken Hess
    Location: Hess Compound (Private Property)
  26. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken Hess
    Location: Hess Compound (Private Property)
  27. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  28. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  29. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  30. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  31. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  32. Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  33. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  34. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  35. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  36. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  37. Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  38. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  39. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  40. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  41. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  42. Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  43. Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  44. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  45. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  46. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Hosmer
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  47. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  48. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  49. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  50. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  51. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  52. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  53. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Johnson
    Location: London Downs
  54. Green Heron Butorides virescens
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Johnson
    Location: London Downs
  55. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Johnson
    Location: London Downs
  56. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  57. White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Blueberry Farm
  58. Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Morgan
    Location: Blueberry Farm
  59. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  60. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  61. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Rocky Branch Drive
  62. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Rocky Branch Drive
  63. Veery Catharus fuscescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  64. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  65. Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shannon Brennan
    Location: Wineberry Lane Forest, VA
  66. Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Aldridge
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--Harveys Knob Overlook (Bedford side)
  67. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Margaret Lyons
    Location: Sunset Ridge Road, Forest, Virginia, US (37.391, -79.257)
  68. Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Warbler Creek Farm
  69. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Laubach
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  70. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Laubach
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  71. Northern Parula Setophaga americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Laubach
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  72. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Laubach
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  73. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Laubach
    Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  74. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  75. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  76. Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Goehring
    Location: Smith Mtn Lake: 3292 Hickory Cove Lane
  77. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Goehring
    Location: Smith Mtn Lake: 3292 Hickory Cove Lane
  78. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  79. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  80. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  81. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  82. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  83. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  84. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  85. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)
  86. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Patty Maloney
    Location: Elmwood terrace
  87. Barred Owl Strix varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Apple Orchard Mountain
  88. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Apple Orchard Mountain
  89. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Apple Orchard Mountain
  90. Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Goehring
    Location: Smith Mtn Lake: 3292 Hickory Cove Lane
  91. Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  92. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  93. Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  94. Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  95. Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  96. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  97. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  98. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Wynnyk
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  99. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Wynnyk
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  100. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  101. Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  102. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Nick Garnhart
    Location: Gay Cabin in the Woods
  103. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: 510 Grove St, Bedford US-VA 37.33591, -79.51846
  104. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Kathy Woolsey
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--James River Bridge Area (Bedford Co.)
  105. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  106. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  107. Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  108. Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, Headforemost O/L to Floyd Fields
  109. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Boatwright
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  110. Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Boatwright
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  111. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Kosiewski
    Location: Appalachian Trail, Big Island US-VA 37.59501, -79.39065
  112. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Kosiewski
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--James River Bridge Area (Bedford Co.)
  113. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Hardy Ford Boat Ramp
  114. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Wheats Valley
  115. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  116. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  117. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--Harveys Knob Overlook (Bedford side)
  118. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--Harveys Knob Overlook (Bedford side)
  119. Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  120. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--Harveys Knob Overlook (Bedford side)
  121. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Barry Kinzie
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--Harveys Knob Overlook (Bedford side)
  122. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Barry Kinzie
    Location: Blue Ridge Parkway--Harveys Knob Overlook (Bedford side)
  123. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kent Skaggs
    Location: Harkening Hill Trail
  124. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Epperson
    Location: Peaks of Otter Recreation Area
  125. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Margaret Lyons
    Location: Lake Vista Forest, Bedford County VA

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge

Additional Taxa (7)

  1. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Rocky Branch Drive
  2. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Elgin
    Location: Apple Orchard Mountain
  3. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  4. Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kirk Gardner
    Location: Virginia Ridge
  5. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Forest Library and Rotary Park
  6. American/Fish Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos/ossifragus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Ivy Lake (restricted access)
  7. crow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Stinson
    Location: Reusen's Dam (Bedford Co.)