[va-richmond-general] Re: Message From RAS Website Link
- From: Catharine Tucker <cath.tucker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: joelively@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 20:39:38 -0400
Came out on the porch to listen for the wood thrush's evensong.
What to my wondering ears do I hear ? A whip-poor-will!!
I haven't heard one here in 30 years!
He sang twice - close enough to hear call note - & was quieted by a softly
passing shower.
Only crickets now....
No cicadas this year at "Aisle of View" here in central Hanover Co.
Catharine
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On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Joe Lively <joelively@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Whip-poor-wills have been regular contributors to Eden's Symphony around
> my home in the Jetersvile area (near Farmville). While some may consider
> their repetitive calls a nuisance, the sound has been soothing to me, since
> childhood. The calls have the same effect as a mother's lullaby. They were
> first noted during the 2nd week of April, about 3 weeks later than usual.
>
> Something has been different today, a late spring fallout?. Migrants
> suddenly appeared that have been noticeably absent before. Flute-like notes
> of a Wood thrush were heard early. Two male Scarlet tanagers, a Red headed
> woodpecker, Red and White-eyed vireos and yes, warblers visited the
> mulberry tree outside my bedroom window today. Two Brown thrashers, one
> Ovenbird and a male Common Yellowthroat hunted insects in Abelia bushes.
> Wild turkeys performed their spring "love dance" right outside my bedroom
> window. You could actually feel the low frequency humming and wing
> stridulations. Two highlights to end this day: Soft calls of a Barred Owl
> outside my window and the hauntingly beautiful notes of a
> Chuck-will's-widow from the woods edge. The Chuck is almost two months late.
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