[va-richmond-general] Re: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

  Michael - I got this message and another you just sent with attachment - 
will comment on that offlist.

  This is a great list!  Wish I'd known you were going out there today, I'd 
have dropped by to count with you.  I was at Pocahontas on Tuesday and alot 
of the winter waterfowl were still on the lake there.

  Irene


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: "Richmond listserv" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:10 PM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher


  An interesting morning at 42nd Street this morning turned up my first 
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER of the year! That ended up being the only Spring 
migrant I saw. In about 2 hours or so, I had 30 species. Other birds 
include:
  Carolina Wrens
  N. Cardinals (mostly males)
  Am. Goldfinches (heard about twice as many as I saw)
  Red-w. Blackbirds
  Red-bellied Woodpeckers (heard)
  Can. Geese
  Am. Robins (singing)
  Eastern Towhees
  both Kinglets (I believe I heard a Golden-crowned singing)
  Blue Jays
  Swamp Sparrows
  N. Flickers
  Brown-headed Cowbirds
  Mourning Doves
  Mallards (only one female out of 7 ducks, and she was with a male. All 
other males were solo or with another male)
  White-throated Sparrows (lots, some singing)
  Song Sparrows (singing)
  Ring-billed Gulls
  Carolina Chickadees (one of which was making some high-pitched calling 
notes that sounded more like singing)
  Yellow-rumped Warbler (only 1)
  Pileated Woodpecker (drumming, down near the visitor's center but across 
the water)
  Belted Kingfisher
  Tufted Titmouse (only 1, oddly)
  Wood Ducks (a pair)
  American Crow
  Downy Woodpeckers (heard)
  D-c Cormorants
  Herring Gulls

  Water level was only about a foot or so below flood stage.
  Irene - e-mail me when you read this. I have something to send you. I got 
a newer computer but couldn't transfer my address book.

  Michael Shapiro
  Short Pump


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