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[Larry R Lynch <birder6@xxxxxxxx>]

Virginia Society of Ornithology 
Field Trip to the Outer Banks, NC
       Feb. 7-9, 2003

The VSO's Outer Banks field trip was a great success again this year
thanks to the outstanding leadership of Jerry Via and Bill Akers. I did
not hear the offical head count, but we had roughly 80 participants. Of
the total there were about 35 or so ornithology and biology students.from
Virginia Tech, James Madison, and Eastern Mennonite. We really enjoyed
having them along. 

The sightings of Dovekie from several locations were some of the
weekend's highlights. From the south end of the Oregon Inlet bridge,
everyone had great looks at a Dovekie in calm, protected waters. 
Razorbills were also seen by some.  The weekend count total was 104
species. 

Red-throated Loon 
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican 
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
American Bittern 
Great Blue Heron 
Great Egret
Snowy Egret 
Tri-colored Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Tundra Swan 
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Green-winged Teal
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall 
American Wigeon 
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup    
Common Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Black Scoter    
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser 
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Clapper Rail
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover 
Killdeer 
American Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs 
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Sanderling 
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Common Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull 
Herring Gull 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Forster's Tern
Dovekie
Razorbill
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker 
Tree Swallow
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren 
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin 
Gray Catbird 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Northern Cardinal 
Rufous-sided Towhee 
Savannah Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
Swamp Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird 
Eastern Meadowlark 
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Oriole
House Finch
House Sparrow 
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Total   104 Species



Larry Lynch
Chesterfield Co., VA
birder6@xxxxxxxx

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