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["Elisa Enders" <elisaenders@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I visited Craney Island yesterday morning from 720 to 1030.  I suppose the 
most unusual bird seen was a male Eurasian Wigeon.  It was first reported a 
few days before in the bird sighting log at Craney Island.  This bird has 
been seen at the bayside of the northwest corner of Craney.  He can be 
difficult to see, so I recommend climbing the slope to the upper level road.

Has anyone seen the Eurasian Wigeon in Virginia Beach recently?  Could it be 
the same bird?

I live about a mile west of the Virginia Beach Blvd./Military Hwy. 
intersection, and I have seen 1-2 Brown Creepers several times around my 
neighborhood.

I was wondering if anyone else has been seeing any Brown Creepers in the 
Tidewater area.  In my experience, they are hard birds to find.

Also, at Craney Island, about 8 to 10 flocks of Tundra Swans flew over.  I 
only heard most of the swan flocks, but the 3 or 4 flocks I saw had about 80 
to 100 birds per flock.  They were headed north.  Bufflehead males were 
head-bobbing and pursuing Bufflehead females.  I think these are signs that 
migration is here.  I had excellent views of Red-throated Loons and Horned 
Grebes.  About 2000 Ruddy Ducks were in the bay on the west side.  Scaup, 
Canvasback, Black Duck, Gadwall, a American Pipit, and a female Common 
Goldeneye were present at Craney, along with other birds.


Elisa Enders
Norfolk, VA




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