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Hiking for Peregrines

Three of us of the Buchanan County Bird Club went hiking the River Trail in the Breaks Park on April 13 looking for the possible Peregrine nesting site that had been spotted by members of the Virginia Department of Game. It was a cold, frosty morning, but it soon warmed up. The trail was steep and rugged, but we finally made it down to the river and despite the fact that it was Friday the 13th we found the site with lots of "whitewash" on the cliffs. Along the way we found 32 bird species including two Peregrines, an Osprey and lots of spring plants.
Breaks Park - Mike Sanders, Roger Mayhorn, David Raines - photo by Mike Sanders
Breaks Park - Mike Sanders, Roger Mayhorn, David Raines - photo by Mike Sanders		 Hitting the trail
Hitting the trail		 Stonecrop in bloom
Stonecrop in bloom		 Making our way
Making our way
A splash of lavender
A splash of lavender		 Pausing to Listen for birds
Pausing to Listen for birds		 The trail is narrow
The trail is narrow		 The mountain is steep
The mountain is steep
The Russell Fork River
The Russell Fork River		 A view of the opposite side of the Russell Fork River
A view of the opposite side of the Russell Fork River		 Squawroot
Squawroot		 Fire Pink along the trail
Fire Pink along the trail
More trail to cover
More trail to cover		 David spots whitewash on the cliffs above
David spots "whitewash" on the cliffs above		 Viewing the site with binoculars
Viewing the site with binoculars		 Another look at the site
Another look at the site
Digiscoping the site
Digiscoping the site		 Mike's digiscoped photo
Mike's digiscoped photo		 Rattlesnake Plantain?
Rattlesnake Plantain?		 A strange sight
A strange sight
A closer look
A closer look		 More trail obstacles
More trail obstacles		 Heading toward the Grassy Creek Trail
Heading toward the Grassy Creek Trail		 Pausing for a photo
Pausing for a photo
Photographers photographing photographers
Photographers photographing photographers		 Taking a look at the river
Taking a look at the river		 The confluence of the Russell Fork and Grassy Creek
The confluence of the Russell Fork and Grassy Creek		 Pausing at Grassy Creek
Pausing at Grassy Creek
Are those Peregrines? Yes!
Are those Peregrines? Yes!		 Getting a shot of the river
Getting a shot of the river		 A beautiful sight on a spring day
A beautiful sight on a spring day		 Wild Pink Azalea
Wild Pink Azalea
A Black Vulture
A Black Vulture		 A Jack-in-the-pulpit plant
A Jack-in-the-pulpit plant		 The only way to cross swollen Grassy Creek
The only way to cross swollen Grassy Creek		 Halfway there
Halfway there
Come on across
Come on across		 The Choke Hole on Grassy Creek
The Choke Hole on Grassy Creek		 A better view
A better view		 Wild Geraniums
Wild Geraniums
Another fall on Grassy Creek
Another fall on Grassy Creek		 Foam Flower
Foam Flower		 Listening to singing Black-throated Green Warblers
Listening to singing Black-throated Green Warblers		 Wild Columbine
Wild Columbine
A close-up
A close-up		 Center Creek joins Grassy Creek
Center Creek joins Grassy Creek		 Heading up the Center Creek Trail
Heading up the Center Creek Trail		 A view of Center Creek
A view of Center Creek
Checking out the rock layers
Checking out the rock layers		 A close-up
A close-up		 Watch out for falling rocks
Watch out for falling rocks		 The Center Creek Trail
The Center Creek Trail
Climbing higher out of the gorge
Climbing higher out of the gorge		 We made it!
We made it!		 Someone has built a bridge
Someone has built a bridge		 Common Buttercups
Common Buttercups
A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher building a nest
A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher building a nest

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