Wild birds,
  2020

January

Bald Eagles (Bell's Lane, 1/1/20)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (MBU Deming School, 1/2/20)

Short-eared Owl (Bell's Lane, 1/4/20)

Montage (Highland & Bath Counties, 1/11/20)

Bald Eagle (Highland County, 1/11/20)

Greater White-fronted Geese (Bath County, 1/11/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 1/20/20)

Short-eared Owl (Bell's Lane, 1/20/20)

Montage (Mill Place & Bell's Lane, 1/25/20)

February

Montage (Swoope & Augusta Springs, 2/01/20)

Montage (Mill Place & Bell's Lane, 2/04/20)

Montage (Staunton & Bell's Lane, 2/15/20)

Yellow-belliedSapsucker: F (Staunton, 2/15/20)

Eastern Bluebird: F (Staunton, 2/15/20)

Short-eared Owl (Bell's Lane, 2/15/20)

Bald Eagles (Potomac River, 2/29/20)

March

Scott's Oriole: 1st-year male (Swoope, 3/1/20)

Montage (Swoope, 3/1/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 3/5/20)

Montage (Mill Place & Bell's Lane, 3/6/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 3/9/20)

Montage (Front. Cult. Mus., 3/12/20)

Montage (Murphy Deming Tr., Bell's Lane, 3/14/20)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Murphy Deming Trail, 3/14/20)

Montage (Betsy Bell Hill & Bell's Lane, 3/19/20)

Montage (Verona & Silver Lake/Dayton, 3/20/20)

Blue-winged Teals: M & F (FedEx/Staunton, 3/20/20)

Lesser Scaups: M (Silver Lake/Dayton, 3/20/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 3/24/20)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: F (Bell's Lane, 3/24/20)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Staunton, 3/25/20)

Montage (Green Hill Ind. Park, Bell's Lane, 3/26/20) ???

Montage (Cowbane Prairie, Stuarts Draft, & Staunton, 3/27/20)

Montage (Braley Pond, Chimney Hollow, 3/28/20)

Winter Wren (Braley Pond, 3/28/20)

Montage (Madison Run, Bell's Lane, 3/29/20)

April

Montage (Mill Place, Bell's Lane, 4/3/20)

Montage (Shen. Wetlands, Big Levels, etc., 4/4/20)

Brown Thrashers (Shenandoah Wetlands, 4/4/20)

Pine Warbler: M (Big Levels, 4/4/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 4/7/20)

Montage (Dowell's Draft, 4/11/20)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Dowell's Draft, 4/11/20)

Louisiana Waterthrush (Dowell's Draft, 4/11/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane & Staunton H.S., 4/16/20)

Chipping Sparrow (Staunton H.S., 4/16/20)

Montage (Betsy Bell Hill & Front. Cult. Mus., 4/17/20)

Carolina Wren (Staunton, 4/17/20)

Montage (South River, Waynesboro, 4/18/20)

Great Blue Heron (South River, Waynesboro, 4/18/20)

Montage (Road Hollow Trail / Ramsey's Draft, 4/19/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 4/22/20)

Gray Catbird (Staunton, 4/23/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 4/24/20)

Montage (S of Staunton, 4/25/20)

House Sparrow: M (Staunton H.S., 4/30/20)

May

Montage (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, 5/2/20)

Pine Warbler: M (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, 5/2/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 5/4/20)

Eastern Kingbird (Bell's Lane, 5/4/20)

Montage (Fishersville, Ridgeview Park, 5/7/20)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Fishersville, 5/7/20)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Ridgeview Park, 5/7/20)

Canada Geese: A, J (Ridgeview Park, 5/7/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 5/10/20)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Bell's Lane, 5/10/20)

Downy Woodpeckers: M, J (N. Staunton, 5/12/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane & N. Staunton, 5/13/20)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird: F (N. Staunton, 5/13/20)

Eastern Phoebe (Bell's Lane, 5/13/20)

Downy Woodpeckers: M, J (Staunton, 5/14/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 5/15/20)

Eastern Kingbird, nest (Bell's Lane, 5/15/20)

Montage (Shen. Mtn. Trail, Ramsey's Draft, 5/16/20)

Bay-breasted Warbler: M (Confed. Breastworks, 5/16/20)

Red-eyedVireo (Ramsey's Draft, 5/16/20)

Northern Parula: M (Ramsey's Draft, 5/16/20)

Montage (Nat. Chim., Hearthstone Lake, Elkhorn Lake, 5/17/20)

Eastern Wood Pewee (Natural Chimneys, 5/17/20)

Hairy Woodpecker at hole (Hearthstone Lake, 5/17/20)

Montage (Leonard's Pond, Bell's Lane, Staunton, 5/18/20)

Swainson's Thrush (Staunton, 5/18/20)

Pileated Woodpecker: F (N. Staunton, 5/19/20)

Red-bellied Woodpecker: M (N. Staunton, 5/20/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, N. Staunton, 5/22/20)

Baltimore Oriole: M (Bell's Lane, 5/22/20)

Swainson's Thrush (N. Staunton, 5/22/20)

Montage (Augusta Springs, 5/25/20)

Eastern Phoebes: A, J, nest (Augusta Springs, 5/25/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 5/26/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane & N. Staunton, 5/28/20)

Northern Flicker: M (N. Staunton, 5/28/20)

Montage (Cowbane Pasture, 5/30/20)

Montages (Pocosin Cabin / Shen. Nat. Park, 5/31/20)

American Redstarts: M, JM, F on nest (PC/SNP, 5/31/20)

Black-billed Cuckoo (Pocosin Cabin / SNP, 5/31/20)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak: F (Pocosin Cabin / SNP, 5/31/20)

Hooded Warbler: M (Shen. Nat. Park, 5/31/20)

June

Montage (Shen. Nat. Park, 6/1/20)

Chestnut-sided Warbler: M (Shen. Nat. Park, 6/1/20)

Purple Martin: M (Stuarts Draft, 6/1/20)

Montage (Dowells Draft, 6/3/20)

Ovenbird (Dowells Draft, 6/3/20)

Black-throated Green Warbler: M (Dowells Draft, 6/3/20)

Ruffed Grouse: F (Dowells Draft, 6/3/20)

Montage (Elkhorn Lake, Puffenbarger Pond, 6/6/20)

Eastern Wood Pewee (Puffenbarger Pond, 6/6/20)

Black-and-White Warbler: M (Puffenbarger Pond, 6/6/20)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Puffenbarger Pond, 6/6/20)

Montage (Hightop Mountain, Shen. Nat. Park, 6/8/20)

Acadian Flycatcher ( orig.) (Hightop Mtn., SNP, 6/8/20)

Dark-eyed Junco (Hightop Mountain, SNP, 6/8/20)

Yellow-throated Vireo (Hightop Mountain, SNP, 6/8/20)

Montage (Hearthstone Lake, 6/10/20)

Wood Thrush (Hearthstone Lake, 6/10/20)

Montage (Dowells Draft, 6/12/20)

Tufted Titmouse: J (Dowells Draft, 6/12/20)

Northern Parula: M (Dowells Draft, 6/12/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 6/18/20)

Tree Swallow: J (Bell's Lane, 6/18/20)

Montage (Falls Hollow trail, 6/20/20)

Hooded Warblers: M, F (Falls Hollow trail, 6/20/20)

Indigo Bunting: F (Falls Hollow trail, 6/20/20)

Eastern Screech Owl: J (N. Staunton, 6/20/20)

Montage (Dowells Draft, 6/26/20)

Montage (Reddish Knob & Briery Branch Res., 6/27/20)

Indigo Bunting: M (Shaws Fork, 6/27/20)

House Wrens at nest (Rt. 614 Highland Co., 6/27/20)

Dark-eyed Junco: J (Reddish Knob, 6/27/20)

Cedar Waxwing (Reddish Knob, 6/27/20)

Northern Parula: M (Briery Branch Res., 6/27/20)

July

Montage (Shenandoah Mtn. & Georgia Camp trails, 7/2/20)

American Redstart: F (Shenandoah Mtn. trail, 7/2/20)

Eastern Wood Pewee (Georgia Camp trail, 7/2/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 7/4/20)

Montage (east & south of Richmond, VA, 7/9/20)

Brown-headed Cowbird: M (Gaines Mill battlefield, VA, 7/9/20)

Common Yellowthroat: M (near Malvern Hill, VA, 7/9/20)

Montage (North River Gorge trail, 7/12/20)

Hooded Warbler: M (North River Gorge trail, 7/12/20)

Acadian Flycatcher (North River Gorge trail, 7/12/20)

Montage (North Mountain, 7/19/20)

Tufted Titmouse: J (Chimney Hollow, 7/19/20)

Montage (Shen. Nat. Park, 7/20/20)

Dark-eyed Junco: J (Shen. Nat. Park, 7/20/20)

Chestnut-sided Warbler: M (Shen. Nat. Park, 7/20/20)

Montage (Leonard's Pond & NW of Verona, 7/25/20)

Am. Redstart, Cerulean Warbler, E. Towhee (Rt. 610 / BRP, 7/29/20)

Hooded Warbler: M (Shen. Nat. Park, 7/30/20)

August

Montage (Shen. Nat. Park, 8/1/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 8/4/20)

Montage (near Braley Pond, 8/8/20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, 8/9/20)

Orchard Oriole & Hummingbird: F/J (Bell's Lane, 8/9/20)

Montage (Swoope, 8/10/20)

Montage (Eagles Nest AP, Bell's Lane, Mill Place, 8/12/20)

Montage (Mill Place & Leonard's Pond, 8/16/20)

Great Egret (Mill Place, 8/16/20)

Killdeers: A & J (Leonard's Pond, 8/16/20)

Montage (Peaks of Otter & Blue Ridge Pkwy., 8/18/20)

Montage (Quillen Pond & Target pond, 8/19/20)

Montage (Mill Place & Bell's Lane, 8/22/20)

Great Blue Heron (Mill Place, 8/22/20)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Bell's Lane, 8/22/20)

Montage (Mont. Hall Park, N. Staunton, 8/23/20)

Northern Cardinal: J (N. Staunton, 8/29/20)

Montage (Augusta Springs, 8/30/20)

Empid Flycatcher (Acadian?) (Augusta Springs, 8/30/20)

September

Montage (N. Staunton, Bell's Lane, Sept. 1)

Red-tailed Hawk (N. Staunton, Sept. 1)

Downy Woodpecker: M (N. Staunton, Sept. 1)

Common Nighthawk (N. Staunton, Sept. 4)

Montage (Augusta Wetlands & Swoope, Sept. 5)

Swainson's Thrush (Augusta Wetlands, Sept. 5)

Cape May Warbler: M (Augusta Wetlands, Sept. 5)

Montage (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, Sept. 13)

() Red-eyed Vireo (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, Sept. 13)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Rt. 610 / Blue Ridge, Sept. 13)

Montage (Bells Lane, Sept. 15)

Scarlet Tanager: F (Bells Lane, Sept. 15)

Montage (Braley Pond, Sept. 19)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Braley Pond, Sept. 19)

Montage (Ridgeview Park & Bell's Lane, Sept. 20)

Blue-winged Warbler? (Ridgeview Park, Sept. 20)

Red-tailed Hawk (Bell's Lane, Sept. 20)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Sept. 22)

Great Crested Flycatcher (Bell's Lane, Sept. 22)

Magnolia Warbler (Bell's Lane, Sept. 22)

Montage (Ramsey's Draft, Sept. 27)

Cape May Warbler: M (N. Staunton, Sept. 30)

October

Montage (N. Staunton, Oct. 1)

Montage (N. Staunton, Oct. 2)

White-breasted Nuthatch (N. Staunton, Oct. 2)

Cape May Warbler (N. Staunton, Oct. 2)

Montage (NE of Staunton High School, Oct. 3)

Gray-cheeked Thrush (NE of Staunton High School, Oct. 3)

Black-throated Blue Warbler ( " " , Oct. 3)

Montage (N. Staunton, Oct. 7)

Montage (N. Staunton & Bell's Lane, Oct. 8)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Bell's Lane ext., Oct. 8)

Montage (Cline farm, Mill Place, & Bell's Lane, Oct. 9)

Pine Siskin (Cline farm: Barrenridge Rd., Oct. 9)

Nashville Warbler (Bell's Lane, Oct. 9)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak: F (Bell's Lane, Oct. 9)

Red-bellied Woodpecker: M (Bell's Lane, Oct. 9)

Montage (N. Staunton, Oct. 16)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: M (N. Staunton, Oct. 16)

Montage (Shen. Nat. Park, Oct. 17)

Purple Finches: M & F (Shen. Nat. Park, Oct. 17)

Montage (Swoope, Oct. 18)

Montage (Fort Washington, Maryland, Oct. 20)

Montage (N. Staunton, Oct. 21)

Montage (Augusta Springs & Swoope, Oct. 24)

Red-bellied WP, Yellow-bellied SS (Augusta Springs, Oct. 24)

Red-tailed Hawk (Swoope, Oct. 24)

Montages (Bell's Lane, Oct. 26)

Blackpoll Warbler (Bell's Lane, Oct. 26)

Purple Finch: M (Bell's Lane, Oct. 26)

Red-bellied Woodpecker: F, hole (Bell's Lane, Oct. 26)

Blue-headed Vireo (N. Staunton, Oct. 27)

Montage (N. Staunton, Bell's Lane, Oct. 28)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet: M (N. Staunton, Oct. 28)

Montage (Ridgeview Park, Waynesboro, etc., Oct. 31)

Calliope Hummingbird: M (_____, Oct. 31)

Red-breasted Nuthatch ( _____, Oct. 31)

November

Montage (Natural Bridge & Appomattox, Nov. 7)

Red-tailed Hawk (Appomattox, Nov. 7)

Red-tailed Hawk (south of Dayton, Nov. 8)

Canvasback (Silver Lake, Dayton, Nov. 8)

Montage (___, Nov. 10)

Calliope Hummingbird: M (___, Nov. 10)

Montage (North River Gorge, Badger Rd., Bell's Lane, Nov. 14)

White-crowned Sparrow: J (Badger Rd., Nov. 14)

Red-tailed Hawk, Crow (Rt. 11 near Bell's Lane, Nov. 14)

Montage (N. Staunton, Nov. 15)

Carolina Wren (N. Staunton, Nov. 15)

Dark-eyed Junco (N. Staunton, Nov. 15)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Nov. 16)

Red-shouldered Hawk: J (N. Staunton, Nov. 16)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: F (Bell's Lane, Nov. 16)

Cooper's Hawk: J (N. Staunton, Nov. 17)

Montage (N. Staunton, Nov. 18)

Montage (Verona, Nov. 23)

Montage (N. Staunton & Stuarts Draft, Nov. 25)

Pine Siskin (N. Staunton, Nov. 25)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Nov. 26)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Nov. 27)

Brown Creeper (Bell's Lane, Nov. 27)

December

Montage (Bell's Lane, Dec. 2)

Montage (Bell's Lane & Mill Place, Dec. 5)

Montage (Port Republic, Strickley Rd., Dec. 6)

Winter Wren (Port Republic, Dec. 6)

Montage (Swoope, Dec. 11)

Swamp Sparrow (Swoope, Dec. 11)

Northern Harrier (Swoope, Dec. 11)

Loggerhead Shrike (Swoope, Dec. 11)

Montage (Fishersville & Bell's Lane, Dec. 13)

European Starling (Fishersville, Dec. 13)

Montage (N. Staunton, Dec. 16)

Blue Jay (N. Staunton, Dec. 16)

Montage (Bell's Lane, Dec. 17)

Montage (N. Staunton & Mill Place, Dec. 19)

Montage (Bell's Lane & N. Staunton, Dec. 21)

Brown Thrasher (Bell's Lane, Dec. 21)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Bell's Lane, Dec. 21)

() Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: M (N. Staunton, Dec. 21)

Short-eared Owls (Bell's Lane, Dec. 21)

Rufous Hummingbird: JM (west of Staunton, Dec. 22)

Montage (MHP, GHP, FCM in Staunton, Dec. 27)

Red-tailed Hawk: J (Mont. Hall Park, Dec. 27)

Northern Flicker: M (Thornrose Cemetery, Dec. 27)

Mute Swan (Gypsy Hill Park, Dec. 27)

Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Gypsy Hill Park, Dec. 27)

Hermit Thrush (Frontier Culture Museum, Dec. 27)

Common Loon (Mill Place pond, Verona, Dec. 27)

Bald Eagles, gulls (Fort Washington, MD, etc., Dec. 28)

Montage (Mill Place pond, Verona, Dec. 30)

Common Loons: A, J (Mill Place pond, Verona, Dec. 30)