[va-richmond-general] Re: GREAT EGRET at Pocahontas
- From: "IE Ries" <featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:01:21 -0400
Hi Tyler & Wendy,
The Egret is still there, I was watching it yesterday, dodging 3 disgruntled
Great Blues (squabbling with each other, evidently).
Irene
----- Original Message -----
From: tyler turpin
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:49 AM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: GREAT EGRET at Pocahontas
There has been one Great Egret in the swamp visible from I-95 North
between Temple Avenue and Swift Creek for almost two weeks. There were a bunch
more there this time period last year maybe they have not shown up yet.
Sincerely,
Tyler Turpin
-----Original Message-----
From: WEalding@xxxxxxx
Sent: Aug 25, 2005 11:18 AM
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] GREAT EGRET at Pocahontas
A pleasant hike around the Beaver Lake Trail at Pocahontas SP turned up a
GREAT EGRET. Not a lot of signs of migration; there were at least half a dozen
singing YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS (outnumbering the RED-EYEDS).
Full list follows:
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Wood Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Belted Kingfisher
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Pewee
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Wood Thrush (nice look)
Robin
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Cardinal
Goldfinch
Also I heard some buzzing and scuffling among the leaves at the side of the
trail. I saw something green and white struggling on the ground. Thinking it
might be a female hummingbird entangled in something, I went to investigate and
found what appeared to be a large hornet attacking a cicada. I carefully
separated them with a large stick, and the cicada flew off, apparently
unharmed. The hornet was pretty hefty ( about the size of my thumb to the
joint) and yellow and black - like a very fat yellowjacket.
Wendy Ealding
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