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["Naseem Reza" <nreza@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tyler:

Once again, thank you for arranging and leading this wonderful annual trip. 
It seems that fabulous birds like the Tundra Swan and the Bald Eagle are 
plentiful at this site during February.
As promised I am enclosing some photos I took on the trip including the shot 
of a pair of Greater Scaups that were mixed in with the many Lesser Scaups 
and Ring-necked Ducks at Colonial Beach. Also included are some shots of a 
Bald Eagle and a pair of Tundra Swans. The Greater Scaup was a life bird for 
me and perhaps for a few others on the trip.
For the more adventurous, I have attached a link to a pdf file on my website 
that records a pair of Tundra Swans coming in to land on the Potomac 
directly in front of the Monument visitor center. You can use the mouse left 
click or the right arrow of the keyboard to advance the photos and exit by X 
ing out.
http://home.comcast.net/~rezaphotos/Tundra%20Swans/Tundra%20Swans%2002.pdf

Naseem

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler Turpin" <tylerturpin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "richmond listserve" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:38 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] westmoreland trip report


> Over 13 birders came to the annual Richmond Audubon Society February trip 
> to George Washington's Birthplace National Monument and many continued on 
> to the town of Colonial Beach. Both locations are in Westmoreland County.
> Highlights were hearing the Tundra Swans and many Bald Eagle sightings at 
> the park.Scaup and Ruddy Ducks were in abundance in Colonial Beach. A few 
> Scoter were offshore in both locations. I saw a flock of Wild Turkey just 
> a few hundred feet east of the grounds of the old school on Route 3 near 
> the turnoff for Colonial Beach. tHE Common Goldeneye was a life list bird 
> for several participants.
> Location:     George Washington Birthplace National Monument
> Observation date:     2/9/08
> Number of species:     40
>
> Canada Goose     X
> Mute Swan     X
> Tundra Swan     X
> Gadwall     X
> American Wigeon     X
> Mallard     X
> Ring-necked Duck     X
> Lesser Scaup     X
> Surf Scoter     X
> Bufflehead     X
> Common Goldeneye     X
> American Coot        x
> Hooded Merganser     X
> Ruddy Duck     X
> Wild Turkey     X
> Pied-billed Grebe     X
> Double-crested Cormorant     X
> Great Blue Heron     X
> Black Vulture     X
> Turkey Vulture     X
> Bald Eagle     X
> Red-shouldered Hawk     X
> Ring-billed Gull     X
> Herring Gull     X
> Lesser Black-backed Gull     X
> Mourning Dove     X
> Belted Kingfisher     X
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     X
> Blue Jay     X
> American Crow     X
> Carolina Chickadee     X
> Tufted Titmouse     X
> Carolina Wren     X
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet     X
> American Robin     X
> Northern Mockingbird     X
> Cedar Waxwing     X
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     X
> White-throated Sparrow     X
> Northern Cardinal     X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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