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March 4, 2011 Rural Retreat Lake US · Virginia Lon. -81.294279, Lat. 36.865751, Alt. 2,513 ft Member: Allen Boynton Hotspot: Rural Retreat Lake Notes: Many (about 50) ducks and some geese flew in to the cove by the marsh between 6:30 and 7:00 PM, including FOS wood ducks for RRL. When I arrived at 4:45 PM there were only 2 mallards and 4 woodies on the lake. Also, large numbers of red-winged blackbirds roosted in the cattails. 17 Species Reported: Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Red-tailed Hawk Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird American Robin American Crow European Starling Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle This sightings record was recorded at: www.aviatlas.com ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST MENDOTA HAWK MIGRATION DAILY AND SEASON TOTALS CAN BE FOLLOWED DAILY ON THE HAWK MIGRATION ASSOC. SITE http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=706&PHPSESSID=b2eb5deb1ae5a23e55dcf30171c5ba85 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org Nature Calendar for NE TN / SW VA: http://www.google.com:80/calendar/embed?src="" This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-**** |
