Virginia Rarities, Yard Birds, & Other Records

2007

Baltimore Oriole - Jan. 1, 2007 - taken by Les Willis
Wood Stork - Jan. 19, 2007 - taken by Karen Beatty
Green-tailed Towhee - February 15, 2007 - taken by Don Carrier

2006

Cave Swallow - Jan 2, 2006 - taken by Audrey Whitlock
Black-billed Cuckoo - April 25, 2006 - taken by Les Willis
Brown Booby - August 5 - 10, 2006 - taken by _____
Wilson's Storm-Petrel - September 2 - 5, 2006 - taken by Les Willis
Ernesto Birds - September 2, 2006 - taken by Ned Brinkley

2005

Great Cormorant - January 2, 2005 - Nansemond River CBC - taken by Les Willis
Seaside Sparrow - January 2, 2005 - Nansemond River CBC - taken by Les Willis
Western Tanager - January 27, 2005 - taken by Les Willis & Others
Western Tanager - March 28, 2005 - taken by Karl Rusnak
White Ibis - September 8 - 30, 2005 - taken by Les Willis
Franklin's Gull - September 29, 2005 - taken by Les Willis

2004

hybrid Gadwall x American Wigeon - February 1, 2004 - taken by Les Willis
Hummingbirds - March 13, 2004 - Monteverde, Costa Rica - taken by Ben Willis
albinistic/melanistic House Sparrow - August 2004 - Natural Bridge - taken by Les Willis
Eurasian Collared Dove - August 26, 2004 - taken by Les Willis
Coopers Hawk - November 16, 2004 - taken by Les Willis
Clapper Rail - November 20, 2004 -
Calliope Hummingbird - December 17, 2004 - taken by Les Willis
"Black" Brant - December 21, 2004 - Hatteras, NC - taken by Brian Patteson

2003

White-winged Dove - November 16 - 21, 2003 - taken by Les Willis
Bridled Tern Specimen - September 19, 2003 - taken by Les Willis
Great Cormorant - April 8, 2003 - Suffolk - taken by Les Willis
Red-throated Loon - April 7, 2003 - Suffolk - taken by Les Willis
Red-necked Grebe - March 10 - 31, 2003 - Suffolk - taken by Les Willis
Unidentified Winter Hummingbird - taken by Karen Powder

2002

Heermann's Gull - August 2002 - Craney Island, Portsmouth - taken by Les Willis
non-rare passerines at Kiptopeke Banding Station - taken by Les Willis

2001

Western Tanager - January 2001 - Mathews County - taken by Brenda Tekin

2000

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - July 2000 - Culpeper County - taken by Larry Lynch
Dickcissel - July 2000 - Shirley Plantation - taken by Larry Lynch
Snowy Owl - December 2000 - Lancaster County - taken by Larry Lynch
Snowy Owl - December 12, 2000 - Lancaster County - taken by Ben Copeland
hummingbird sp. - December 21, 2000 - Portsmouth - taken by Les Willis (What species, hmmm? There was a hatching year female Rufous Hummingbird banded at this feeder. There was some talk of two hummers there, so the verdict is iffy as to whether this is the banded Rufous or another bird.)
Calliope Hummingbird - December 30, 2000 - Suffolk - taken by Les Willis

1999

Black-browed Albatross - February 1999 - pelagic trip offshore of Virginia Beach © Brian Patteson, Inc. 2001 - taken by Brian Patteson
Black-tailed Gull - February 1999 - CBBT - taken by Les Willis
Rufous Hummingbird - November 1999 - Vienna, Fairfax Co. - taken by Kurt Gaskill
Common Redpoll - November 1999 - Virginia Beach - taken by Lamar Gore
White-winged Crossbill - December 1999 - Portsmouth - taken by Les Willis
Townsend's Warbler - December 1999 - Northampton Co. - taken by Marshall Iliff

1996

Greater Shearwater Specimen - 7/13/96 - taken by Les Willis

1994

Harlequin Duck - January 1994 - CBBT - taken by Les Willis
Lesser Black-backed Gull - November 26, 1994 - CBBT - taken by Les Willis

1990

Snow Bunting - January 19, 1990 - Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA - taken by Les Willis
Ruff - July 10, 1990 - Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA - taken by Les Willis
Harlequin Duck - November 1990 - Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel, VA - taken by Les Willis
Rock Wren - November 1990 - Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA - taken by Les Willis

Please send me any photos of rare birds you may have taken in Virginia & I will try to post them here. Also you can find more photos posted on the main web page for the Virginia Society of Ornithology's website.