[va-richmond-general] Point-of-Rocks Park sightings list & other news

This is a bit late, but I'm behind in everything under the sun.  Here's my 
sightings list for Wednesday, May 14, at Point-of-Rocks Park:

Redwinged Blackbird, %&
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Boat-tailed and Common Grackle

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Great-crested Flycatcher

Brown Thrasher, &%
American Robin, %&
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Cardinal, &%
Tufted Titmouse
Prothonotary Warbler
Indigo Bunting, %&
Common Yellowthroat
Wood Thrush
Carolina Chickadee
Bobwhite*
Mourning Dove

Osprey
Redtailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture

Belted Kingfisher*
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose
Mallard Duck

Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow

Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker, %
Northern Flicker &
Pileated Woodpecker*
Redbellied Woodpecker, & 

* = Heard only.

I'd also like to encourage folks to attend "Birds & Blossoms" through the 
Norfolk Botanical Garden.  I attended my second year in a row this past 
weekend, and the variety and diversity of birds sighted was fantastic.  I was 
fortunate enough to see a Red-cockaded Woodpecker, which as you know is 
endangered and has very limited range, and attend a lecture by Dr. Ralph Costa 
discussing saving the woodpecker.  During another fieldtrip, I spotted a 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo for our group, and earned the nickname, "The Cuckoo Lady" 
during the weekend, which I took with all good humor.  The Ovenbirds were 
visible (for once!), the Green and Night-crowned Herons in abundance, and the 
Tiger Beetles were out to greet us on a nature preserve beach.  It's an 
inexpensive little vacation to do, and the fieldtrips are diverse, 
well-organized, and the guides do a great job.  I encourage you to consider 
attending if you haven't already.

Best,

Irene Ries
Southside Richmond
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