A Bounty of Birds on Goodstone Inn Walk

Blue Grosbeak.
Photo by Pat Whittle
Eleven birders, led by Mary Ann Good and Scott Harris, enjoyed beautiful sunny skies, cool to warm temps, and a bounty of birds on a morning walk at the Goodstone Inn and estate north of Middleburg on May 11. Early arrivers got to see a beautiful Hooded Warbler endlessly repeating his emphatic song near the parking lot, along with a couple Red-headed Woodpeckers. We craned our necks to see singing Yellow-breasted and Red-eyed Vireos in the woods, then skirted the edge where we had wide views over the fields and into the scrubby edges, finding wonderful grassland species including a hovering/diving American Kestrel, multiple Grasshopper Sparrows and a single Savannah, a pair of Blue Grosbeaks, and at least a dozen Bobolinks emerging from the tall grass to sing their bubbly songs. Raptors enjoying soaring in the huge cloudless sky included a pair of Red-tailed Hawks, a Red-shouldered Hawk, and a near-adult Bald Eagle. See the complete list of 59 species on eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S109667369

Photo by Chuck Moore
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