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On January 2 and 3, Ray Smith and Fred Bogar traveled to Virginia's Northern 
Neck and on to the Bay Bridge Tunnel to see Sue Heath's Razorbill.  Sadly, the 
bird was not present; however, they did see a vast collection of birds in 
scenes reminiscent of those portrayed in James Michener's Chesapeake.

January 2, 2005

Gravel Ponds along Route 3 including those down Burnley Lane and the Aggregate 
Industries ponds

3 Tundra Swan
130 Canada Geese
1 Greater White-fronted Goose  Canada Goose hybrid
20 Gadwall
Mallard
50 American Wigeon
25 Canvassback
150 Hooded Merganser
1 American Coot
50 Ruddy Duck
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 American Kestrel
1 Bonaparte's Gull
5000 Ring-billed Gull in the farm fields along Us Route 3
20 Herring Gull
1 Northern Flicker
34 American Crow
1 Carolina Wren
6 Cedar Waxwing
3 Song Sparrow


George Washington's Birthplace Pope's Creek and the Potomac River

Common Loon
315 Tundra Swan
4 Mute Swan
32 Turkey Vulture
3000 Canada Goose Flying in waves of 500 - 1000 birds
Mallard
2 Bufflehead
20 Northern Shoveler
132 Gadwall
20 American Wigeon
2 Great Blue Heron
100 Canvasback
6 Red-head
18  Common Goldeneye
Ring-necked Duck
1200 Lesser Scaup
1200 Greater Scaup
60 Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
30 Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
4 Bald Eagle
2 American Kestrel
Ring-billed Gull
5 Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
4 Blue Jay
American Crow
4 Eastern Bluebird
European Starling
Lincoln Sparrow
Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Blue-winged Teal
30 Red-winged Blackbird
20 European Starling


At Tappahannock and the York River, 

2 Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Great Black-backed Gull
30 Rock Pigeon
6 Morning Dove



At the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
American Black Duck
American Wigeon
Canvasback
Harlequin Duck on island No. 4
Long-tailed Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Ruddy Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper
60 Bonaparte's Gull on Island No. 3
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Red-winged Blackbird on Island No. 3
2 Harbor Seals also on Island No. 3



At Kiptopeake State Park

Common Loon
Horned Grebe


On January 3, 2005


At Virginia Beach

Brown Pelican
Ring-billed Gull
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling


At Back-Bay NWR

Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Robin
Yellowrump Warbler
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Northern Cardinal

At Craney Island

Common Loon
2 Horned Grebe
8 Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Great Egret on Bridge Western Branch of the Elizabeth River on Route 17
Canvasback
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Northern Harrier
Bufflehead
Long-tailed Duck
Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Osprey
Sanderling
Laughing Gull
Fish Crow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrow

Frederic D. Bogar
Alexandria, Virginia 
703-768-3793


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