Blue Grass Valley; Highland County, VA 1/9/18

All photos are © Marshall Faintich

Walt Childs and I took advantage of the mid-40s afternoon temperatures, and made the 80 mile drive each way to the Blue Grass Valley in the Allegheney Mountains of Highland County, Virginia. This valley is a usually reliable winter site for Golden Eagles, and in addition, a Rough-legged Hawk and a few American Tree Sparrows were reported there two weeks ago.

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Blue Grass Valley

Although we didn't see any of the target species this day, we did see 18 avian species, including 8 Red-tailed Hawks and 8 American Kestrels.

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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

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American Kestrel

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American Kestrel

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American Kestrel

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American Kestrel

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Downy Woodpecker

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Belted Kingfisher


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