[va-bird] Point of Rocks, Chesterfield County 10/1/05

  • From: WEalding@xxxxxxx
  • To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 17:24:36 EDT

Another beautiful morning, and the first of the winter arrivals -  
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.  There were also hundreds of ROBINS feeding on the  
abundant 
pokeberries that have sprung up in the clearings created by Hurricane  Isabel 
two 
years ago.
 
Full species list:
 
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Wood Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
Laughing Gull
 
Chimney Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy
Flicker
 
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Chickadee
Titmouse
 
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bluebird
Robin
 
Brown Thrasher
Starling
Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager -close look at male in fall plumage
 
Song Sparrow
Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Goldfinch
 
Wendy  Ealding

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