[va-richmond-general] Re: Comorant viewing?
- From: akb <arun1bose@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 18:51:37 -0400
I made a visit this afternoon to the Floodwall. Plenty of cormorants and GB
Herons, 7 or 8 Osprey, 2 or 3 Bald Eagle, 2 American Kestrel, a lone Purple
Martin, plus a few Tree and Rough-winged Swallows.
Arun Bose
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:27 PM, <JRiverPk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Lewis, et al
> I agree. The Floodwall Walk at the point where the Manchester Dam
> comes to shore (where the Audubon interpretive signs are) is a very good
> place to watch the cormorants dry off on the distant rocks ... and to watch
> the GB Herons feed at the base of the dam.
> If you go several times in April, May and June, you can also see a
> change in the color and texture of the rocks. About now they develop a
> white patch in the center --- cormorant droppings. As the fish migration
> stops and the fish-eating birds disperse the Canada Geese arrive with their
> youngsters. The rocks develop a brownish fuzz over the entirety of the
> surface --- there is no more (or very little) white patch. As the river
> level drops in July and August the rocks develop a faint white ring --- like
> a monk's tonsure or a kid's bowl-cut style hair cut --- the result of
> calcium deposits from the falling water levels. (You can also see this
> feature especially in winter during periods of low water.)
>
> Ralph White
> James River Parks System / Manager
> 4001 Riverside Drive, 23225
> City of Richmond
> Office - (804) 646-8911 Please leave a voice mail
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> 4001 Riverside Dr., Richmond, VA 23225
>
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