[va-richmond-general] Tidewater Birding

Paul Bedell and I birded the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Islands today.  The 
north wind was brutal, but the large scoter flocks are still around, and 
birds were constantly streaming in to the Bay.  Afterwards we paid a brief 
visit 
to Hoffler Creek Preserve, in Portsmouth near Craney Island.
Species seen:

Tunnel islands:

Common loon
Horned Grebe
Northern Gannet
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant

Brant
American Black Duck (4, rather surprising at this location)
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck

Long-tailed Duck
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon

Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve:

Pied-billed Grebe
Mallard
American Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow

Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler

Northern Cardinal
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
House Finch

Wendy Ealding


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