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["ehmorgan" <ehmorgan@xxxxxxxx>]

Regarding Dick Peak's question.  Tree sparrows have been nesting at the salt
ponds and at Laurel Bed Lake for many years.  Hope things are well with you
Dick.  Ed Morgan, Abingdon, VA
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From: "Richard Peake" <rpeake1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:51 PM
Subject: [bristol-birds] Re: Salt Ponds - Hidden Valley Lake - Virginia


>
> Did you mean to write Tree Swallows building nests?  Your date is very
> early, but Tree Sparrows nesting in Southwest Virginia would be a
fantastic
> record.
> Dick Peake
> >From: "Ed Talbott" <etalbott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [bristol-birds] Salt Ponds - Hidden Valley Lake - Virginia
> >Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:38:21 -0500
> >
> >We enjoyed birding the Salt Ponds at Saltville, VA today.  Highlights
> >included Mallards, Widgeons, Coots, Great Blue Herons, Canada Geese and
> >Killdeer.  The Red-winged Blackbirds and Song Sparrows were singing as
well
> >as the spring peepers and other frogs.  The Tree Sparrows are building
> >nests
> >in the nest boxes.  We also spotted a Red-tailed Hawk, several Turkey
> >Vultures, and a Phoebe - along with the usual species.
> >
> >We drove out to the GB Heron nest on the North Fork of the Holston and
> >spotted three Herons - couldn't tell if the nest contained any eggs or
not.
> >After that we headed up to Hidden Valley Lake in Washington Co., VA.  The
> >wind was ripping across the mountaintop and making for tough birding.  We
> >did spot one small group of birds that contained two Ring-necked Ducks
and
> >four Lesser Scaup.
> >
> >On Friday evening we spotted three Great Blue Herons in a 500 yard
stretch
> >of river here on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River - Buchanan
County.
> >I suspect a nest or nests somewhere close but as yet we have not found
one.
> >We will keep looking.
> >
> >Ed and Michelle Talbott
> >Buchanan County Bird Club
> >http://www.bcplnet.org/birdclub/birdclub.htm
> >
> >
> >
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