[va-richmond-general] Re: Birding in Nags Head
- From: "LEO SNEAD" <thesneads2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:48:22 -0500
In that area, too, if the blackbirds had very long tails, you could've seen
boat-tail grackles.
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From: Al Warfield<mailto:warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Birding in Nags Head
Diane,
I hate to tell you, but birding is an incurable obsession.You are hooked for
life! Fortunately, it is a healthy, educational, and rewarding pastime.
Immature grackles have quite a bit of brown and are seen this time of year.
That is my best guess.
Linda Warfield
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From: Diane Bumpass<mailto:dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 5:57 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Birding in Nags Head
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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