[va-richmond-general] FW: Tundra Swan in Chesterfield Co.


> ______________________________________________ 
> From:         Rachel Echols [mailto:rlechols@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 1:41 PM
> To:   VA Bird (va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx);
> 'va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:      Tundra Swan in Chesterfield Co.
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I visited my neighborhood swamp this morning and was surprised to find a
> lone tundra swan.  In checking the Gold Book, there are only 3 summer
> records for the bird in the piedmont.  Here's a link to a picture (excuse
> the quality, as I had no choice but to shoot into the sun):
> 
> http://flickr.com/photos/rlechols/2616470142/
> 
> Other birds were the expected.  I was pleased to see at least two juvenile
> red-headed woodpeckers.  There were are least 6 adults in the area, and
> it's been nice to see the young being brought to the feeders the past two
> days.  Also abundant were great crested flycatchers, some of them fighting
> with each other and the red-headed woodpeckers.  I'll try to post a
> picture of the juvenile red-headed woodpeckers later.  Another treat was a
> juvenile male pileated woodpecker, peeking out of a nest hole, along with
> an adult male.
> 
> Rachel Echols
> Chester, VA

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