[va-richmond-general] Re: Ginter Botanical Gardens

Speaking of Green Herons, Linda & I were sitting at a table in front of Dairy Queen at Insbruk yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and a Green Heron flew over us. It came from the other side of Broad St and was apparently headed to one of the ponds off Cox Rd. We were on our way back from the VSO meeting and field trip(s) in Wise County (High Knob) and Green Heron was one of the few birds the group failed to get. OK, it was Richmond and not Wise County, but we did see one that day. We also got that Blizzard we had been waiting for. 

Al Warfield
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:13 PM
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I stayed back after everyone left and went back to see if I could find the Bittern but no luck. I searched through all the pictures I took of where the Green Herons, as well. While I did not spot a hidden Bittern, one picture did reveal a third Green Heron sitting in a tree near where the turtles were basking. I have the complete list of species seen, if anyone is interested. Also at LGBG I saw about 6 different dragonfly species, 3 or 4 different butterflies, a pair of Chipmunks, a pair of bullfrogs sprawled out half submerged on a pair of lily pads, and a crayfish in the same pond as the frogs (the crayfish was pretty good sized: about 3 - 4 inches). There were lots of immature Robins around and I later spotted an immature Mockingbird. 

Good birding!
Michael
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Turpin" <tylerturpin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 7:15 PM
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Highlights of the 26 or 27 species seen at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens this morning were: a long lasting sighting of the pair of Green Herons while a Great Blue Heron was visible too , and a Red Tailed Hawk briefly chased into roosting in a tree by a flock of several Fish Crows.A few novice birders attended their first birdwatching focused trip. There was a report of a brief sighting of what may have been American Bitterns while everyone was looking at the Green Herons . Based on head and neck behavior the observer saw this sighting could not be considered with 100 percent certainty as that of the fledgling Green Herons. 

Sincerely,

Tyler Turpin
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