This mourning Linda and I checked a few of my favoriteareas to find waterfowl on Hoover Reservoir during the winter. The warmertemperatures have opened the water at most locations and the gusty winds drovethe waterfowl to locations that were leeward from the weather. We had a bonanzaof waterfowl off Old Sunbury Road along the eastern shore. The flocks of ducksstretched for over a mile. Adding to our pleasure were the birds observed alongthe old roadbed as we walked from the car north and back. The Bald Eagles puton a dazzling show for us including an adult that hung in place facing the windwhile right over our heads. Red-breasted Nuthatches, a Savannah Sparrow andEastern Bluebirds blazing neon blue in the sunlight didn’t hurt a bit either.
A complete list follows.
Charlie Bombaci
SpeciesList:
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
American Tree Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

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