[va-richmond-general] Dutch Gap 1/6/2007

The beautiful weather lured me down to Dutch Gap this morning to see what wintering ducks would turn up and to have a look for the American Bittern that has been hanging around. No luck on the Bittern for me or anyone I talked to up to about 11:45 this morning, but perhaps someone turned it up after I left. Recent rains have boosted the water level in the marsh, and there were a good number of the usual ducks; Mallard, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Ring-necked and Shoveler. There was also a flock of Bufflehead up on the fly-ash pond. The bird of the day, however, was an Osprey, hanging out well beyond its usual departure date for warmer climes. My complete list appears below. 

--
Lewis Barnett
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Location:     Henricus - Dutch Gap Conservation Area
Observation date:     1/6/07
Number of species:     30

Canada Goose     50
Wood Duck     10
Gadwall     60
American Wigeon     62
Mallard     10
Northern Shoveler     48
Ring-necked Duck     44
Bufflehead     22
Double-crested Cormorant     21
Great Blue Heron     6
Black Vulture     1
Turkey Vulture     2
Osprey     1
Bald Eagle     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
Ring-billed Gull     100
Mourning Dove     10
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X
Downy Woodpecker     X
Northern Flicker     1
Carolina Chickadee     X
Carolina Wren     X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
European Starling     1
Song Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     10
Dark-eyed Junco     6
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     2

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