[va-richmond-general] Birding in Nags Head
- From: "Diane Bumpass" <dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:57:11 -0400
I took my first trip to the beach since taking up birding. I saw the following
birds, none of which appear to be other than the usual suspects. Gulls,
pelicans and sanderlings were out in abundance with pelicans flying just above
the water in small groups all throughout the day. It was a quick trip, so I
had no time to go over to the sound side. These were what I could see in the
company of my seashell seaking -- surf walking friends who were all quite
patient with my new obsession.
brown pelican
sanderling
willet
ruddy turnstone
great black backed gull
ring billed gull
laughing gull
mourning dove
blackbird
If any of these seem unlikely to you for this area, let me know. They were
the best matches to my book. I saw other gulls, but these three seemed to fit
the descriptions I had.
Some of the blackbirds I saw had dark brown breasts, but were black everywhere
else. Any guesses on which species I might have seen?
Diane Bumpass
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