Next time you make the trek down to Nags Head I would encourage you to check
out Pea Island. Pea Island is a wildlife refuge located on the northern point
of the barrier islands and is an excellent spot to view Tundra swans, Snow
geese, a fair assortment of waders, waterfowl, and this time of year its a
fairly large stopover for migrating warblers.
Kevin
Kevin Shea
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(703) 675-3912
www.lebanesetaverna.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Diane Bumpass
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Birding in Nags Head
I took my first trip to the beach since taking up birding. I saw the
following birds, none of which appear to be other than the usual suspects.
Gulls, pelicans and sanderlings were out in abundance with pelicans flying just
above the water in small groups all throughout the day. It was a quick trip,
so I had no time to go over to the sound side. These were what I could see in
the company of my seashell seaking -- surf walking friends who were all quite
patient with my new obsession.
brown pelican
sanderling
willet
ruddy turnstone
great black backed gull
ring billed gull
laughing gull
mourning dove
blackbird
If any of these seem unlikely to you for this area, let me know. They were
the best matches to my book. I saw other gulls, but these three seemed to fit
the descriptions I had.
Some of the blackbirds I saw had dark brown breasts, but were black
everywhere else. Any guesses on which species I might have seen?
Diane Bumpass
