[va-bird] Lake Pelham, Culpeper County 20 March 2002

Happy Spring...

Spent about thirty minutes from five-thirty PM on today at Lake Pelham in 
Culpeper County.  Notable for me was my first Piedmont Osprey.  Also on the 
lake were 21 Canvasbacks, 3 Lesser Scaup, 4 Greater Scaup, 19 Red-breasted 
Mergansers, 24 American Coot, 4 Wood Ducks, 3 Pied-billed Grebes and 3 Mute 
Swans.  Two Mute Swans are always present at the lake, this is the first time 
I have seen three except at the end of breeding (though it would be very easy 
to miss a third or fourth).  I've visited this lake a few times over the last 
few months, finding none of the above mentioned waterfowl or grebes aside 
from the swans.  The Red-breasted Mergansers seen on Germantown Reservoir 
were gone less than 24 hours later when Sue Heath checked on them.  It seems 
the stop-offs for these migrants doesn't last but an evening.  

There were scores of Cedar Waxwings hanging around in trees and flying about 
the lake, and a similar number of American Robins dotting the lawns nearby.  

It happens a little later, but it is nice seeing some of these birds on the 
Piedmont.  I am always thrilled with my first-of-spring Piedmont Osprey.  

Cheers...

Todd

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Todd M. Day
Jeffersonton, VA
Culpeper County
BlkVulture@xxxxxxx
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