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[Brenda Tekin <bt8x@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was hoping for a bit of sunshine for today's CBC held in the 
Charlottesville area.  Maybe the overcast sky and cool temps can explain 
lower numbers in the downtown section of Charlottesville.  Or, perhaps it 
was loss of habitat in several areas including removal of underbrush and 
large trees.
Working in the immediate downtown sector and Belmont neighborhood on east 
side of the downtown mall, I managed to tally 35 species.  Some of today's 
highlights included:

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 in Riverview Cemetery
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Today they outnumbered the Ruby-crowned (13/7) 
with bulk in Riverview Cemetery.
Brown Creeper - 1 in Riverview Cemetery
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Hermit Thrush - 1 (First I've had on downtown count in three years.)
Merlin - Seems to enjoy choice offering of pigeons along the West Main 
Street corridor.
Sharp-shinned Hawk - two for the day
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 in Riverview Cemetery

This past week while on a trip to Florida, I had a chance to photograph the 
southern Florida subspecies of Red-shouldered Hawk.  One in particular was 
very small, almost that of our Cooper's Hawk.  For comparison between the 
much smaller and paler Florida subspecies and Eastern Red-Shouldered Hawk, 
below are links to the photos:

Red-shouldered (Eastern photographed in Charlottesville):
http://www.birdsofvirginia.com/image_links/Red-shoulderedHawk_link.htm

Red-shouldered (Florida subspecies photographed near St. Augustine and 
Titusville, FL):
http://www.birdsofvirginia.com/image_links/FloridaBirds/Red-shouldered%20Hawk_link.htm



Brenda Tekin
Charlottesville, VA

"Leave behind what you find. If you must take something, take pictures."

Photo journal including Birds of Virginia:

http://www.birdsofvirginia.com


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