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Sharp Shinned Hawk: Not a very good photo but the orange chest, dark head and small size suggests that it is
this species. Location: Piney Ridge Trail, SNP, VA.
Osprey with chicks: Expert fishermen. Locaction: Jug Bay/Patuxent
River Park. Photo by Ken Clark.
Great Blue Heron: Another good fisherman. Photo by Sue Muller.
Barred Owl (Strix varia): 21inches long. Nocturnal. Roost in trees during the day.Location: Allegheny
Tr, WV. Photo by Pat Roberts.
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Bald Eagle: Soon to come off of the endangered species list. A
siting of this majectic raptor is enough to get my heart pounding. This one was initialy perched in a tree near the Conestoga
Trail, Holtwood Recreation Area, PA until we spooked it.
Matt, my son, spied this one roosting along the banks of
Rocky Gorge Reservoir, MD.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 8 inches. Drills rows of holes and laps
the sap and insects it attracts from them. Location: Quehanna Tr, PA. Photo by Pat Roberts.
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Black Vulture: Several were living in this abandoned farm
house in the Bull Run Mountain Concervancy, VA.
Turkey Vulture w/chick living in a hollowed out tree. Location:
Flag Ponds Nature Park, MD. Photo by Ken Clark.
White Breasted Nuthatch: 5 inches. Feeds by hopping along tree trunks and branches often hanging upside down
. This one is nesting in a cavity in a Beech Tree. Location: Jug Bay/Patuxent River Park, MD. Photo by Sue Muller.
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasus umbellus): Found throughout the entire region. Most hens will feign
injury and run through the brush away from her chicks. This one decided to stand her ground and flare her wings and tail.
Photo by Tony Van Vugt. Location: AT on James River Face, Jefferson National Forest, VA.
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