[va-richmond-general] Re: they're on the move!
- From: "Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:31:37 -0400
I took a picture of an osprey sitting on her next at Kiptopeke in the spring
of 2004.
Jim Blowers
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[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Reilly
Sent: Tuesday, 2005 Sep 06 22:18
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: they're on the move!
Hi Diane,
Kiptopeke is a VA State Park near the south end of the Delmarva Pennisula.
About a 2.5 hour drive (without a traffic jam at the I64 tunnel). Take I64
esat and then 13 North across the Bay-Bridge Tunnel. Once you get on the
Eastern Shore at the other side, go about 3 miles and watch for a left turn
toward the Park (marked by a modest white sign on the right). After paying
the nominal parking fee at the Park entrance take your first left off that
road and park in the gravel parking area. Walk down the broad path/dirt
road through large wooden gate for perhaps 1/8th mile and you will see the
banding station on your right. Just walk right up and you are likely to see
some remarkable things, i.e., some great birds up close and personal along
with a wealth of interesting information provided by the affable bander,
jethro. CVWO stands for the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory. They
are a private organization devoted to conservation, public wildlife
education, and research that, among other things, has paid for the staff and
running of the station since 1997. Like our own Richmond Audubon Society,
they depend on membership fees, donations and fund-raising events plus some
small grants to cover their programs. The Observatory's administration is
all volunteer, and they depend on the help of many volunteers to assist with
their programs, as does Jethro at the banding station. They also pay for a
hawk counter on the hawk platform (many tousands of hawks fly over there
each fall and are readily identified in flight and counted by the highly
skilled counter), a hawk bander (that operation is not generally open to the
public since the hawks are plenty wary of the slightest detectable movement)
and for a person who counts and tags migrating monarch butterfiles. This is
the 43rd year of operation of the Kiptopeke songbird banding station. Last
year Jethro banded about 7000 songirds of 107 species. In all, the station
has banded nerly 300,000 birds in its 42 years of operation. I am pretty
active with their banding programs and typically help Jethro out with the
banding several times each fall. By the way, in addition to observing the
songbird banding whenever and for as long as you wish (and possibly helping
out if you are so inclined) you are welcome at any time on the hawkwatch
platform which is probably one of the best places I can think of to learn to
identify hawks in flight. Hope you will venture over there and take
advantage of a wonderful opportunity for someone who loves birds.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Diane Bumpass <mailto:dbumpass@xxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:19 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: they're on the move!
Where is Kiptopeke? What does CVWO stand for? I'm new to all of this, but
it sounds really interesting.
Diane Bumpass
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Reilly <mailto:rjreilly@xxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:02 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: they're on the move!
Kristi,
No arrangement is needed to visit and observe. Jethro runs 7 days a week
from about 15-30 minutes before sunrise through the early afternoon, and
later if there are still birds around. He is always happy to have visitors
walk up, and if you tell him you would like to help out, he might well put
you to work and show you how various things are done there. He is a very
friendly and generous person. The season is Aug 15th - Nov. 22nd. A good
tip: the best days are the ones associated with a cold front the day/night
before, so that the winds have been from the NW the night before. Almost
all the songbirds that migrate do so at night and attempt to take advantage
of the wind.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: botnizn@xxxxxxx
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: they're on the move!
Bob, how does one arrange a visit to view and or assist with banding efforts
on Kiptopeke?
-Kristi
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Reilly <rjreilly@xxxxxxx>
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:22:15 -0400
Subject: [va-richmond-general] they're on the move!
Heard from Jethro Runco, CVWO's bander at Kiptopeke this morning. They
started on Aug. 15th, and he says they are off to the best start ever.
Already banded 58 species, including Louisiana waterthrush, Nashville
warbler, Kentucky warbler, blackpoll warbler, golden-winged warbler,
blue-winged warbler, and blackburnian warbler! Also banded an eastern
screech owl and a chuck-wills-widow. Says this current cold front has been
terrific. The birds are moving!
Bob Reilly
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