[va-richmond-general] GBBC at James River NWR

This morning started out cool and cloudy and our trip ended in snow
showers!  "Weather" kept the number of birders down but not the birds! 
Our definite best bird: 11 PURPLE FINCH in a small ash along the river
bank - busily eating the seeds, and often joined by several of the large
flock of Cedar Waxwings about. It was our first walk in this refuge and
it was great- with several more trails left to explore on possible future
RAS field trips!  Thanks to Cyrus Brame for permission and for mapping
out our trails.

Birds included:

DC Cormorant
GB Heron
Canada Geese Wood Duck
Gadwall
Bufflehead

Bald Eagle (including one sitting by its nest)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gulls

Forester's Tern
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker

REd-bellied WP
Downy WP
Northern Flicker (a flock of 14)
Pileated WP
Eastern Phoebe

Blue Jay
Am. Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eatern Bluebird
Am. Robin

Euro. Starling
Cedar Waxwings
Yellow-rumped Warbler(a flock of over 70)
Pine Warbler
Rufous-sided Towhee

Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
N. Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch (11!!)
Am. Goldfinch

Great trip!
RAS Trip Leaders Julie Kacmarcik and Caroline Coe
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