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A Birder's
Vacation
Hidden in the Southern Piedmont Region
of The Virginia Birding and
Wildlife Trail; on the Staunton
River Loop is a retreat for a multitude of bird species; where Virginia bird
watching can be enjoyed year round from the beginner to the most skilled ornithologist.
We offer guided tours to explore the farm's marked hiking trails through the diverse
habitat of natural wetland, meadow, field, and forest; where Wild Turkey and Pileated
Woodpecker are at home. Come experience Spring and Fall migration as warblers
flit through the treetops and hawks dot the wide open sky. A crisp Virginia Winter
hike reveals Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Fox Sparrow, and Northern
Harrier. With each season, the feeding stations are alive with Pine Siskin, Purple
Finch, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Gold Finch, and so
many more. At day's end, your host will lead you on an after dinner owl walk for
a chance to meet our resident Barred Owls and other species.
Since
the Autumn of 2001, the species of birds seen or heard at CornerStone Farm have
continued to be added to the following check list. Currently
listing 126 species. 
Hiking
Trails
Check
List
Sp
= Spring S = Summer A = Autumn W = Winter St = Sighted
H = Heard
C
= Common O = Occasional U = Uncommon R = Rare
| Pied-billed Grebe -
St, Sp, W, U | | | Great
Blue Heron - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Cattle
Egret - St, Sp, O | | | Green
Heron - St, Sp, S, A, C | | | Ring-billed
Gull - St, W, U | | | Canada
Goose - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Snow
Goose - St, A, W, R (fly over migration) | | | Ring-necked
Duck - St, W, U | | | Mallard
- St, Sp, S, A, W, O | | | Wood
Duck - St, Sp, S, A, W, O | | | Hooded
Merganser - St, Sp, W, O | | | Turkey
Vulture - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Black
Vulture - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Sharp-shinned
Hawk - St, Sp, A, W, C | | | Cooper's
Hawk - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Red-tailed
Hawk - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Red-Shouldered
Hawk - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | | | Broad-winged
Hawk - St, Sp, S, A, R | | | Northern
Harrier - St, A, W, O | | | Bald
Eagle - St, A, U | | | Osprey
- St, Sp, S, A, O | | | Merlin
- St, Sp, A, O | | | American
Kestrel - St, Sp, S, A, W, O | | | American
Bobwhite Quail - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | |
| Wild Turkey - St, Sp, S, A, W, O | |
| Killdeer - St, Sp, S, A, W, C | |
| American Woodcock - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Rock Dove - St, SP, S, A, W, O | |
| Mourning Dove - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| White-winged Dove - St, A, R | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo - St, SP, S, A, O | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo - St, SP, S, A, O | |
| Barn Owl - H, SP, S, A, W, O | |
| Eastern Screech Owl - St, SP, S, A, W,
C | | | Great
Horned Owl - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Barred Owl - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Chuck-Will's-Widow - H, SP, S, C | |
| Whip-Poor-Will - H, SP, S, C | |
| Common Nighthawk - St, SP, S, A, O | |
| Chimney Swift - St, SP, S, A, C | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird - St, SP, S,
A, C | | | Belted
Kingfisher - St, SP, S, A, W, O | | | Common
Flicker - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Pileated
Woodpecker - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker - St, SP, S, A,
W, C | | | Red-headed
Woodpecker - St, SP, S, A, W, O | | | Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker - St, SP, A, W, C | | | Hairy
Woodpecker - St, SP, S, A, W, O | | | Downy
Woodpecker - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Eastern
Kingbird - St, SP, S, C | | | Great
Crested Flycatcher - St, S, O | | | Eastern
Phoebe - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Eastern
Pewee - St, SP, S, C | | | Tree
Swallow - St, SP, S, A, O | | | Northern
Rough-wing Swallow - St, SP, S, O | | | Barn
Swallow - St, SP, S, A, C | | | Purple
Martin- St, SP, S, A, O | | | Blue
Jay - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | American
Crow - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Carolina
Chickadee - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Tufted
Titmouse - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | White-breasted
Nuthatch - St, SP, S, A, W, U | | | Red-breasted
Nuthatch - St, A, W, O | | | Brown-headed
Nuthatch - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Brown
Creeper - St, W, U | | | House
Wren - St, SP, S, U | | | Carolina
Wren - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Winter
Wren - St, A, W, O (first seen in late Autumn) | |
| Northern Mockingbird - St, SP, S, A, W,
C | | | Gray
Catbird - St, SP, S, O | | | Brown
Thrasher - St, SP, S, A, C | | | American
Robin - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Wood
Thrush - St, SP, S, C | | | Hermit
Thrush - St, A, W, C | | | Eastern
Bluebird - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher - St, SP, S, C | | | Golden-crowned
Kinglet - St, A, W, C | | | Ruby-crowned
Kinglet - St, A, W, O | | | Cedar
Waxwing - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Loggerhead
Shrike - St, SP, S, A, W, O | | | European
Starling - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | White-eyed
Vireo - St, SP, S, O | | | Yellow-throated
Vireo - St, SP, S, U | | | Red-eyed
Vireo - St, SP, S, C | | | Black
and White Warbler - St, SP, S, A, O | |
| Northern Parula - St, SP, A, O (migration)
| | | Yellow
Warbler - St, SP, S, O | | | Magnolia
Warbler - St, SP, A, O (migration) | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler - St, SP, A,
U (migration) | | | Yellow-rumped
"Myrtle" Warbler - St, SP, A, W, O | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler- St, SP, A, U (migration) | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler - St, SP, A, U (migration) | |
| Blackpoll Warbler - St, SP, A, U (migration) | |
| Pine Warbler - St, SP, A, W, C | |
| Prairie Warbler - St, SP, S, O | |
| Palm Warbler - St, A, O | |
| Common Yellowthroat - St, SP, S, A, O | |
| American Redstart - St, SP, A, O (migration) | |
| House Sparrow - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Bobolink - St, SP, U | |
| Eastern Meadowlark - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Red-winged Blackbird - St, SP, S, A, W,
C | | | Orchard
Oriole - St, SP, S, C | | | Northern
Oriole - St, SP, S, O | | | Common
Grackle - St, SP, S, A, W, C (seldom in Winter) | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird - St, SP, S, A, W,
C | | | Scarlet
Tanager - St, SP, S, U | | | Summer
Tanager - St, SP, S, A, O | | | Northern
Cardinal - St, SP, S, A, W, C - Virginia State Bird | |
| Blue Grosbeak - St, SP, S, C | |
| Indigo Bunting - St, SP, S, C | |
| Purple Finch - St, A, W, O | |
| House Finch - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Pine Siskin - St, A, W, O | |
| American Goldfinch - St, SP, S, A, W, C | |
| Rufous-sided Towhee - St, SP, S, A, W, O | |
| Savannah Sparrow - St, W, U | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow - St, SP, S, O | |
| Slate-colored Junco - St, A, W, C | | | Chipping
Sparrow - St, SP, S, A, W, C | | | Field
Sparrow - St, SP, S, A, C | | | Swamp
Sparrow - St, A, W, C | | | White-crowned
Sparrow - St, A, W, O | | | White-throated
Sparrow - St, A, W, C | | | Fox
Sparrow - St, A, W, O | | | Song
Sparrow - St, SP, S, A, W, O (more common at Winter feeders) | |
Genesis
1:20
and
let the birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. Psalm
50:11
I
know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.
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