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Beach Birding

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Noteworthy Sightings

Beach Birding

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Noteworthy Sightings

Though considered common in winter and during migration periods, this Black Scoter seen at Back Bay NWR on 10 Aug 2014 was well beyond its species' standard 15 April departure date, and well before the typical 10 October arrival date to Virginia's C

This adult Anghinga was seen on a small freshwater pond on Blackwater Road just east of Fentress Air Field in Chesapeake, VA on 2 Aug 2014. Nesting with a female on the north side of the pond, this pair produced 4 offspring, which represent the firs

This Least Bitter was seen on 23 Apr 2013 at the Pagoda Gardens of the Freemason Neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia. This was not only a life bird for me, but as I'd find out shortly afterward, it was the first record of this species ever seen within