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[Lewis Barnett <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I joined Mary Argenteanu yesterday (Friday) morning at the Wetlands and 
then spent an hour and a half between 42nd St and Reedy Creek this morning.

Highlights from the Wetlands included my first Common Yellowthroat of 
the year and a pair of nesting Sharp-shinned Hawks. There were singing 
Yellow-throated Warblers all over the place, and a pair of Palm Warblers 
cavorting in the bushy tree just over from the eastern-most blind at the 
pond.

The first two Chimney Swifts of the season were cruising over my house 
when I arrived home from work. No hummingbirds yet.

Today was a great day at 42nd street, in spite of the gloomy weather. No 
new warblers, just Yellow-rumped and Pine. (Didn't even hear a 
Yellow-throated today.) I enjoyed some great face-to-face looks at a 
couple of Great Horned Owls (one adult, one juvenile) in a tall tulip 
poplar directly south of the storm drain outlet. The Bonaparte's Gulls 
that Paul Bedell reported earlier in the week were still present on the 
river. A pair of Great Egrets flew over, along with a couple of Chimney 
Swifts. I found a Purple Finch and a couple of Northern Rough-winged 
Swallows at Reedy Creek. Finally, I had a really nice look at a pair of 
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers from *above* on the footbridge. I'm so used to 
staring up at their bellies that this was a real treat.

Complete lists below.

Lewis

James River Park - Wetlands 4/9/2004

Great Blue Heron
Mallard
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker (mobbed by Gnatcatchers)
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Swamp Sparrow
American Goldfinch

James River Park - 42nd Street, 4/10/2004

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Canada Goose
Mallard
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Horned Owl
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch

-- 
Lewis Barnett -- Dept. of Math & CS, U. of Richmond, VA 23173
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