[va-bird] Chincoteague Weekend Additions

VA Birders,

    When I posted our NVBC weekend trip report last night, I forgot to 
mention some geese and swan sightings.  At Chincoteague, we had many Tundra 
Swans at Swan Cove, mostly sitting on the ice.  We also had some excellent 
views of Brant in a small area of open water on the north side of the bridge 
between the town of Chincoteague and the refuge.  They were as close as any I 
can remember.  We only saw a few Snow Geese in Chincoteague, but Sunday 
morning, when we drove down Rt. 13, we saw a large field which was packed 
with thousands of Snow Geese, including at least a few of the Blue phase.  We 
stopped briefly on the shoulder and scanned the flock as best we could, but 
we did not detect any Ross's Geese there.

    Also, as mentioned by other observers, we had a huge raft of scaup at the 
CBBT.  We thought it was a mixed flock of Greater and Lesser Scaup, but we 
would agree with other observers that it probably consisted mostly of Lessers.

Val Kitchens
Arlington, VA
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