Monday, May 12, 2008

Stealth birding in Virginia

This past weekend I had to go down to Lexington, Virginia for a family get together. Not a lot of time for birding. Actually, no real time for birding, so I had to get my Bird RDA on Saturday and Sunday on the sly. Not many birds on the freeway. Fortunately, birds were singing in Lexington, so I was able to get such goodies as Great Crested Flycatcher and Gray Catbird while nobody was looking! Eastern Bluebirds outside my hotel window, and a Pileated Woodpecker flying across Highway 11 right in town were highlights.

2 comments:

  1. Wow! A Pileated Flycatcher in Virginia? What a mega!

    :P

    http://www.greglasley.net/pileatedfly.html

    ~ Nick

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  2. Ooops. Guess I was thinking about some upcoming travel I'm looking forward to south of the border! Thanks for the catch!

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