[va-richmond-general] a red, white, and blue (headed) day
- From: "Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Richmond listserv" <VA-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:20:21 -0400
Ok, the weather was crummy this morning. I spend about three hours at 42nd
Street this morning and only saw/heard about 25 species. However, as everyone
knows, it's QUALITY not quantity. The following warblers were seen/heard:
Prothonotary, Yellow-throated, Yellow-rumped, Black and White, Northern Parula,
and someone else I ran into saw a couple of Black-throated Blues. I had thought
I heard one while listening to a Parula, but wasn't 100% sure.
Other birdy highlights were one Robin gathering mud for nesting material;
another Robin actually in a nest; a singing Wood Thrush; four Ruby-crowned
Kinglets; two Catbirds; Red-eyed, White-eyed, and Blue-headed Vireos; dozens of
Cedar Waxwings; and two Yellow-billed Cuckoos calling (never did see either
one). There may have also been a Rose-breasted Grosbeak calling. Gulls, geese,
and butterflies were virtually non-existent. Wish I could say the same for the
Starlings and the Cowbirds and the Poison Ivy! Beware - Poison Ivy is rampant
this year.
Michael Shapiro
northside
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