Folks-
My 'chasing' was almost entirely unsuccessful, but I had a good day out
birding on Saturday. I was unable to relocate the Clark's Grebe at
Lynnhaven, the Snow Buntings at First Landing State Park, the Eurasian
Wigeon at Ridgeway Park in Hampton, or the rare gulls at Fort Story. I did
get my first BRANT at Grandview Preserve beach, where I also saw a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER mixed with the Sanderlings (this appears to be the
first this year on Sue's list when I checked this morning). A small group
of DUNLIN on the beach at First Landing State Park also appear to be first
for the year (ditto). Lists follow with 'good' birds at the tops.
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Ridgeway Park, Hampton
Black-crowned Night-heron 2 (one adult, one juv)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Hooded Merganser 30+
Mallard 20+ (one hybrid with Hooded Merg - very odd)
Bufflehead 3
American Wigeon 10+
White-throated Sparrow 1
Cardinal 2
Song Sparrow 2
Kingfisher 1
Yellow-rumped Warblers 4
Canada Geese, Ring-billed Gulls, Assorted Domestic Ducks and Geese, and
Pigeons Uncounted
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Grandview Preserve, Hampton
- Trail
Gray Catbird 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Song Sparrow 3
Yellow-rumped Warblers 25+
White-throated Sparrow 2
Carolina Wren 2
- Beach
Brant 2
Red-throated Loon 2
Surf Scoter 3
Common Goldeneye 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Sanderling 12
Ruddy Turnstone 5
Bufflehead 8
Assorted Gulls Uncounted
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First Landing State Park Beach
Dunlin 6
Horned Grebe 2
Sanderling 14
Assorted Gulls, Cormorants, and Terns Uncounted
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Fort Story
American Kestrel 1
Sanderling 2
Assorted Gulls Uncounted
Dave Hewitt, Gloucester, VA
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