FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Great Blue Herons in Highland County

[Bear Mountain Farm <bear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The sighting of 3 Great Blue Heron yesterday in Highland County raised 
several questions in my mind.  The birds were located on Strait Creek 
Farm, north on 220 from Monterey.  (This farm is just north of the fish 
hatchery).  I saw 2 juveniles (strikingly white, yet adult-sized) and 1 
adult perched precariously at the top of a deciduous tree, the tree top 
appearing to be too small for their bulk!  They kept attempting to find 
a stronger branch to perch on. I know that there is one breeding record 
from 1989, but wondered if there are additional rookeries sited in 
Highland?  Does anyone know if the young remain with the mother for the 
first summer, thus traveling distances from the nest, or would the 
appearance of the 3 birds together indicate the presence of a local nest?  
Patti Reum
Bear Mountain Farm

FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:

>va-bird Digest Fri, 09 Jul 2004        Volume: 03  Issue: 190
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>In This Issue:
>               [va-bird] Albatross Tracking
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>From: <nstokes101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [va-bird] Albatross Tracking
>Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 20:51:57 -0400
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>This albatross tracking site is really pretty neat.  It took me a while to 
>figure out where the progress maps were, so I thought others might want to 
>have a quick short-cut to be able to see the progress without the hassle of 
>finding the maps:
>http://www.ladbrokes.com/bigbirdrace/betting.html
>What a great idea.
>
>Nolan W. Stokes
>408 North Edgewood Street
>Arlington VA 22201
>nstokes101@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>related web sites:
>Maine Cottage: www.eiderdowncottage.com
>BC Rail Trip: www.eiderdowncottage.com/pontiac
>
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>End of va-bird Digest V3 #190
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