The PACIFIC LOON was back at Palmer Point this morning. It was south of
the point, and spent a lot of time on the surface, apparently resting. It was
a fair way out, and there was some heat shimmer, but a COMMON LOON flew in
and landed conveniently close by for comparison. As Adam D'Onofrio noted in
his post on Saturday, several of the Common Loons are coming into breeding
plumage, and one was heard yodeling.
Also at Kerr Reservoir were a few BONAPARTE'S GULLS and a BROWN-HEADED
NUTHATCH.
Afterwards I visited Dick Cross WMA. At Clyde Pond there were 20 or so
NORTHERN SHOVELERS, about 100 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 AMERICAN COOTS, and a pair
of
WOOD DUCKS. There was also a RED FOX crossing the road.
On a sad note, on the way back on I-85 N, there was a dead PILEATED
WOODPECKER on the shoulder, presumably a road kill.
Wendy Ealding
Chesterfield County
