FreeLists / va-richmond-general / [va-richmond-general] Dutch Gap 11/18/2006

[Lewis Barnett <lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Six birders enjoyed a crisp, beautiful autumn morning at Dutch Gap 
Conservation Area and Henricus Historical Park. Wintering ducks 
including Gadwall, Northern Shoveler and American Wigeon joined the 
resident Mallards and Wood Ducks in the marsh, which was also lively 
with Eastern Bluebirds. It was a good day for sparrows along the fly ash 
pond fence line, with Song, Savannah, and Swamp Sparrows sighted, in 
addition to White-throated Sparrows, Dark-Eyed Juncos, one Eastern 
Towhee and a pair of Fox Sparrows seen in the parking lot area. At the 
end of the morning, we were treated to four mature Bald Eagles soaring 
over the James River in front of the Enon Bridge. My list of species is 
below - others reported seeing a few additional species.
--
Lewis Barnett -- Chair, Dept. of Math & CS, U. of Richmond, VA 23173
              -- lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx | lbarnett@xxxxxxx
              -- http://www.mathcs.richmond.edu/~lbarnett/
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Location:     Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area
Observation date:     11/18/06
Number of species:     45

Canada Goose     80
Wood Duck     30
Gadwall     11
American Wigeon     2
Mallard     8
Northern Shoveler     2
Pied-billed Grebe     2
Double-crested Cormorant     3
Great Blue Heron     6
Great Egret     1
Black Vulture     30
Turkey Vulture     2
Bald Eagle     7
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
American Kestrel     1
Laughing Gull     X
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker     3
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
American Crow     8
Carolina Chickadee     2
Brown Creeper     1
Carolina Wren     X
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Eastern Bluebird     24
Northern Mockingbird     2
European Starling     1
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     2
Savannah Sparrow     3
Fox Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     5
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     X
Dark-eyed Junco     4
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     11
House Finch     5
American Goldfinch     1

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