Augusta and Rockingham Counties, VA 12/5/16

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Walt Childs and I did some birding in Augusta and Rockingham Counties between Route 340 and I-81 (E-W), and Route 682 and I-64 (N-S). Although we didn't see lots of birds (32 avian species), we had a good outing. Highlights were 15 American Kestrels, 11 Red-tailed Hawks, and 2 Cooper's Hawks.

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Horned Lark

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White-crowned Sparrow

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White-crowned Sparrow

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Male American Kestrel

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Male American Kestrel

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Male American Kestrel

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Female American Kestrel

One of the America Kestrels had a bug meal, and was eating it in flight.

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Male American Kestrel

The Red-tailed Hawks varied in plumage from typical to very dark, although I do not think that the darkest one was a western race hawk, but perhaps had some western genes in its DNA.

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk

Near the end of the outing, we saw three Red-tailed Hawks in the perched together and then circling above a large field.

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk


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