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[juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hung out on platform #1 till about 1 pm and no Bittern, I agree the Osprey was 
the best.

JulieK

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From: Lewis Barnett <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 

> The beautiful weather lured me down to Dutch Gap this morning to see 
> what wintering ducks would turn up and to have a look for the American 
> Bittern that has been hanging around. No luck on the Bittern for me or 
> anyone I talked to up to about 11:45 this morning, but perhaps someone 
> turned it up after I left. Recent rains have boosted the water level in 
> the marsh, and there were a good number of the usual ducks; Mallard, 
> Gadwall, American Wigeon, Ring-necked and Shoveler. There was also a 
> flock of Bufflehead up on the fly-ash pond. The bird of the day, 
> however, was an Osprey, hanging out well beyond its usual departure date 
> for warmer climes. My complete list appears below. 
> 
> -- 
> Lewis Barnett 
> Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science 
> University of Richmond, VA 23173 
> 
> Location: Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area 
> Observation date: 1/6/07 
> Number of species: 30 
> 
> Canada Goose 50 
> Wood Duck 10 
> Gadwall 60 
> American Wigeon 62 
> Mallard 10 
> Northern Shoveler 48 
> Ring-necked Duck 44 
> Bufflehead 22 
> Double-crested Cormorant 21 
> Great Blue Heron 6 
> Black Vulture 1 
> Turkey Vulture 2 
> Osprey 1 
> Bald Eagle 2 
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1 
> Ring-billed Gull 100 
> Mourning Dove 10 
> Belted Kingfisher 1 
> Red-bellied Woodpecker X 
> Downy Woodpecker X 
> Northern Flicker 1 
> Carolina Chickadee X 
> Carolina Wren X 
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 
> European Starling 1 
> Song Sparrow 1 
> White-throated Sparrow 10 
> Dark-eyed Junco 6 
> Northern Cardinal 1 
> Red-winged Blackbird 2 
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org) 
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