[va-richmond-general] Re: GREAT EGRET at Pocahontas

  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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