Birded northern Botetourt County this a.m., including the Fincastle,
Kyles Mills, & Owens areas; Gala wetland; & Garden Mtn. Rd.  The
highlight was 4 Great Egrets at the Gala wetland.  We also had a juv.
Great Blue Heron there.  51 species in all.  To bad no one is allowed
the wetland - if we could walk through it - we would be able to find
so many more march species!

Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mallard
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Pine Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

All the Best!

Zach Thompson