[va-richmond-general] Re: RAS Field Trip: Curles Neck Farm, March 12, 2006

Caroline and John:

Thank you for arranging such a special field trip. I know a lot of work went into coordinating the logistics of this event because of the recent change in the ownership of Curles Neck. It was the first visit for Lou and me and it was a treat to see the many birds in their natural habitat. The Great-horned Owl at nest was super special as were the numerous Bald Eagles.

Thank you once again.

Naseem Reza


----- Original Message ----- From: "John Caroline Coe" <johncaroline@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] RAS Field Trip: Curles Neck Farm, March 12, 2006


It was a fantastic morning with gently warming temperatures, a large
turnout of birders and a great showing of birds, including a Great-horned
Owl on the nest with 3 down-covered young.  Curles Neck Farm lived up to
expectations - its diverse field, grassland, shrub, pond, wetlands and
river habitats provided us with the list of birds below.

This list represents the birds we saw or heard  - we await any additions
others saw that we missed!

Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Snow Goose (both phases)

Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard

Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot

Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl (on nest with 3 owlets)

Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark

Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird

American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Rufous-sided Towhee
Field Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark

Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch


John & Caroline Coe
Chesterfield County
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