FreeLists / va-richmond-general / [va-richmond-general] Dutch Gap, Sat. 2/17/07

[Lewis Barnett <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After the official trip to James River NWR for the Great Backyard Bird 
Count this morning, I stopped off at Dutch Gap for a "quick" peek at the 
marsh at around 11:45. Things were hopping there, so the "quick" stop 
stretched to an hour... There was a good variety of ducks, including 
four Pintails, a few American Wigeon, and one female Lesser Scaup in 
amongst the Shovelers, Ring-necked Ducks, Mallards, Gadwall, and 
plentiful Wood Ducks. One lone female Bufflehead over on the river 
rounded out the ducks for the day. It was a good day for sparrows, 
especially in the tangles just past the second observation platform. I 
found White-throated, Field, Song, Swamp, and Savannah Sparrows and 
Dark-eyed Juncos. Also not a bad day for raptors, with three Kestrels 
hanging out on various power lines, and a Cooper's Hawk out at the 
point. Complete list for the visit is below.
--
Lewis Barnett -- Chair, Dept. of Math & CS, U. of Richmond, VA 23173
              -- lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx | lbarnett@xxxxxxx
              -- http://www.mathcs.richmond.edu/~lbarnett/

        Canada Goose - 17
        Wood Duck - 178 Confirmed
        Gadwall - 19
        American Wigeon - 5
        Mallard - 48
        Northern Shoveler - 16
        Northern Pintail - 4
        Ring-necked Duck - 45
        Lesser Scaup - 1
        Bufflehead - 1
        Double-crested Cormorant - 20
        Great Blue Heron - 2
        Black Vulture - 2
        Turkey Vulture - 1
        Cooper's Hawk - 1
        American Kestrel - 2
        American Coot - 20
        Ring-billed Gull - 70
        Herring Gull - 1
        Downy Woodpecker - 2
        Carolina Chickadee - 1
        Carolina Wren - 1
        Northern Mockingbird - 1
        Field Sparrow - 1
        Savannah Sparrow - 2
        Song Sparrow - 2
        Swamp Sparrow - 1
        White-throated Sparrow - 36
        Dark-eyed Junco - 6
        Northern Cardinal - 1
        Red-winged Blackbird - 1

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