Hello all
Yesterday Pat & I made a special trip to Richmond to visit with her daughter &
the new arrival of the grand baby ( a boy ) . Before going to see the little
one , we made an early trip to Henricus Park to see what birds were around on a
somewhat hot July day . The birds of the day were an Imm. Least Bittern ,
Osprey , & a Chimney Swift on nest in the first thatch roofed building before
you get to the garden plot . Below is a list of birds seen or heard .
Least Bittern -- 1 from the first platform
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black Vulture -- seen from 1st platform at least 75 birds
T V
Canada Goose
Wood Duck -- 3 Imm.
Osprey -- 7
Red shouldered Hawk
Red -- Tailed Hawk
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift -- Nest in thatched roofed buildings chimney . Photographed
Red headed Woodpecker -- heard one from 1st platform
Red -- bellied -- 1 Imm.
E . Wood -- Pewee -- 1
Acadian Flycatcher -- 2 or 3 birds heard
Kingbird
Blue Jay
Am . Crow
Tree Swallow
No. Rough -- winged Swallow
Bran Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Titmouse
W B Nuthatch -- with young
Carolina Wren
B G Gnatcatcher
E . Bluebird
Robin
Catbird
Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Starling
Common Yellowthroat
E . Towhee
Chipping Sparrow -- 2 family groups with their begging young
Song Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Red -- winged Blackbird
Meadowlark
Grackle
Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
Am . Goldfinch
House Sparrow
All in all a good day for birding & visiting family .
Allen & Pat Larner
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