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["Lee Adams" <ladams42@xxxxxxx>]

I spent the afternoon at Henricus. I saw my first of the season Yellow 
Warbler foraging in the trees at the edge of the marsh along the 
entrance road. He was a gorgeous fellow with his red stripes but he 
wasn't making a sound. I walked the trail from the boat ramp through 
the woods to where the boardwalk used to be. The yellow flag iris were 
just beginning to blossom. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Yellow-throated 
Warblers were abundant. I heard and tracked down my first of the 
season Prothonotary Warbler. Pawpaw trees were in bloom displaying 
their curious brown flowers. Rustling in the grass off the path 
brought my attention to a turtle quite far from the water. 
White-throated sparrows were singing. A Swamp Sparrow flashed 
rusty-brown against pale gold dried grass.
Along the chain link fence between the observation decks several 
Savannah Sparrows perched or ran along the ground. I was sitting in my 
car writing my notes before heading home when movement on the pond 
caught my eye. A Wood Duck paraded her 12 tiny babies past me. The 
babies would spread out searching for tasty treats until the mother 
made some signal that brought them zipping together in a tight bunch, 
only to spread back out again in the next moment.
Take care.

Lee Loudenslager Adams
Fredericksburg, VA
ladams42@xxxxxxx 

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