FreeLists / va-richmond-general / [va-richmond-general] Re: Ashland Trolley Line and vicinity walk Sat. 4/28

[Robert Coles <digitalnature@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI:
June issue of Cat Fancy Magazine has an article with
web link references on how some central California communities are
handling the feral cat problem.
Bob
Robert Coles
digitalnature@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On Apr 30, 2007, at 3:20 PM, Bob Cole wrote:

> 17 other birders joined Linda and me on the walk this past  
> Saturday. Weather was great even if a little cloudy in the  
> beginning but as it turned out it was a great day for birding. A  
> total of 63 birds was seen including the adult bald eagle Linda saw  
> later after the walk. We enjoyed having all of you who participated  
> and hope to see you again.
> The following is a list of the birds both heard and seen:
> also, the tall spike with flowers on it that's down by the creek is  
> autumn olive.
> great blue heron
> black vulture,  turkey vulture
> Canada geese
> Wood duck – h
> Mallard
> Red-shouldered hawk
> kildeer - h
> mourning dove
> yellow-billed cuckoo
> barred owl
> ruby-throated hummingbird
> belted kingfisher
> red-headed woodpecker - h, red-bellied wp,  red-bellied wp,  downy  
> wp,  hairy wp - at nest hole,   pileated wp
> eastern wood-peewee - h
> great-crested flycatcher
> eastern kingbird
> yellow-throated vireo - h, red-eyed vireo, white-eyed vireo
> blue jay
> American crow
> tree swallow - nesting
> Carolina chickadee and nest
> tufted titmouse
> white-breasted nuthatch
> Carolina wren - h
> ruby-crowned kinglet
> blue-gray gnatcatcher and nest
> eastern bluebird and nest
> wood thrush - h
> American robin
> gray catbird
> northern mockingbird
> brown thrasher
> European starling
> warblers: northern parula, yellow warbler, black-throated blue,  
> yellow-rumped, black-throated green, pine warbler - h, black-and- 
> white, American redstart, worm-eating,
> Louisiana water-thrush, common yellowthroat, hooded - h
> scarlet tanager
> sparrow: chipping, field, white-throated
> northern cardinal
> rose-breasted grosbeak
> blue grosbeak
> indigo bunting
> common grackle
> brown-headed cowbird
> Baltimore oriole
> American goldfinch
>
> Linda was back on the property around 2:30 Sat. afternoon and there  
> was an adult bald eagle soaring overhead. We've never seen one this  
> late in the spring from our property.
> Bob and Linda Cole
> Ashland